History - Crime and Punishment - 18th and 19th century - Pentonville and the separate prison system

18th - 19th Century:

Pentonville and the separate prison system:

Background

• 1842 - 1877: The government built 90 new prisons
• First was in Pentonville - the model for the others
• Built to hold higher no. of serious criminals who weren't killed or transported
• Aimed to reform the criminals not deter

How it worked

• Prisoners spent nearly all of their time alone to reflect on their crimes in cells and contact with others and their wicked influence was very difficult
• They had religious guidance so they would live more honest lives after
• When doing exercise they were connected to a…