
The State of the Prisons in England and Wales
With Preliminary Observations and an Account of Some Foreign Prisons
John Howard(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 27. June 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
862 pages
978-1-108-06452-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1777 by the philanthropist John Howard (1726-90), this work was intended for as wide a readership as possible. Based on research from more than 300 visits to at least 230 different penal institutions on his extensive travels around Great Britain, Ireland and continental Europe, The State of the Prisons was a vital early contribution to the cause of penal reform. It provided, for the first time, systematic evidence of poor management and degrading conditions in institutions at home and abroad. Although Howard saw only limited changes to prisons in his lifetime, his labours formed a crucial platform for subsequent movements, notably the Howard League for Penal Reform, founded in 1866. This reissue incorporates a substantial appendix, compiled in 1784, which presents updated findings from further visits to British institutions as well as those in Germany, France, Italy, Flanders and Scandinavia, among many other places.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
21 Plates, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 46 mm
Weight
2189 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-108-06452-1 (9781108064521)
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Person
John Howard was born in London. His books include The Silver Voices, Written by Daylight, Buried Shadows, A Flowering Wound, and The Voice of the Air. With Mark Valentine has written the joint collections Secret Europe, Inner Europe, Powers and Presences, and This World and That Other. His stories have appeared in many anthologies. He has published essays on various aspects of the science fiction and horror fields, including such iconic authors as Fritz Leiber, Arthur Machen, and August Derleth. He has also written about many now lesser-known and unfairly obscure authors and their work.
Content
Introduction; 1. General view of distress in prisons; 2. Bad customs; 3. Proposed improvements; 4. An account of foreign prisons; 5. A particular account of English prisons; Conclusion; Index; Appendix; Tables; Index to appendix.