Prison in the 1850's
Different countries imprisoned debtors, delinquent juveniles, minor misdeneanants and felons^.Jails in the 1850's were very different compared to now. The prison in the 1850's were usually very dark and very filthy and overcrowded^. Men are women were together there was no form of organisation on the kinds of prisoners in the jails. The jails were very much more dangerous since there was no separation for example the insane people didn't have a certain area they were all together.Prison Reform in the 1860's
In the early 1860's prisons were reformed. In some prisons the cooking was excellent, far better than in most ordinary inns^. Some convicts were fed well and some weren't fed at all. Food is not the only area where English convicts seemed to far better than non-convicts^. The convicts got exercise, had regular habits, sufficient feeding^, were healthier than the average population and didn't have to worry about keeping a job. It seemed more advantageous for an Englishman to commit a crime, thereby be convicted to prison, where he could obtain better food, baths and good warm lodging, than if he were struggling on the streets of London.
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