The State of the Prisons in England and Wales

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

This 1777 publication, reissued with its substantial 1784 appendix, provides systematic evidence of abuses and poor conditions in European prisons.

Zusammenfassung
The philanthropist John Howard (1726-90) devoted himself to the study and reform of penal institutions, travelling extensively around Great Britain, Ireland and continental Europe. This 1777 publication, reissued with its substantial 1784 appendix, provides systematic evidence of poor management and degrading conditions prevalent in European prisons.

Inhalt

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.