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Communicating with Prisoners

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  • Topic Collection: Millbank Penitentiary

    The Millbank Penitentiary in London was originally conceived by Jeremy Bentham to be a model, “panopticon” prison. Bentham’s design wasn’t implemented. Millbank became fully operation in 1821 and allowed prisoners to communicate with friends and family.

    British Deliberation on Suppressing Prisoners’ Communication

    In the late 1830s, British officials strongly advocated suppressing prisoners’ communication, including communication with family and friends.

    Type: Article

    Millbank Penitentiary Officials’ Views on Suppressing Prisoners’ Communication

    Officials of Millbank Penitientiary, a prominent prison opened in 1821, strongly advocated allowing prisoners to communicate with their family and friends.

    Type: Note

    Prison-Specific Data for Major London Prisons Before 1850

    Mainly counts of prisoner or commitments for various years before 1850, with some data on debtors. Reports of prison inspectors augmented with other data sources.

    Type: Dataset
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    Communicating with Prisoners