Prisoners in England and Wales in 1823

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Gaol Returns for England and Wales1823, showing debtors, misdemeanors, and felons by sex, capacity in separate cells and total, commitments, and greatest number held. With calculated summary statistics.

Dataset sheets:

  • summary stats: for Gaol Returns, ratios of greatest number / in custody, commitments / in custody, and sex ratios for debtors, misdemeanors, and felons held
  • prisons 1823: Gaol Returns for individual gaols, showing debtors, misdemeanors, and felons by sex, capacity in separate cells and total, commitments, and greatest number held.

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