The Goals Act 1823, was aimed to reform prisoners. Some policies included; prisoners to have proper food, proper sanitation and attending chapel.
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Reform WAS the driving force
Elizabeth Fry set up education classes to reform female prisoners. She got prisoners at Newgate better food and clothes and treated them with respect.
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Reform WAS the driving force
in 1825, Robert Peel reduced capital crimes by 100 to reform petty criminals rather than kill them.
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Reform WAS NOT the driving force
The separate system was a serious punishment; prisoners spent nearly all time in isolation, put to hard labour and was thought to act as a deterrent to committing crime.
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Reform WAS NOT the driving force
The silent system introduced a tough regime to deter others. breaking rules could result in a diet of water and bread. deliberately uncomfortable hard bunks, hard labour and corporal punishment.
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Elizabeth Fry set up education classes to reform female prisoners. She got prisoners at Newgate better food and clothes and treated them with respect.
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Reform WAS the driving force
Card 3
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in 1825, Robert Peel reduced capital crimes by 100 to reform petty criminals rather than kill them.
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Card 4
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The separate system was a serious punishment; prisoners spent nearly all time in isolation, put to hard labour and was thought to act as a deterrent to committing crime.
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Card 5
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The silent system introduced a tough regime to deter others. breaking rules could result in a diet of water and bread. deliberately uncomfortable hard bunks, hard labour and corporal punishment.
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