An inquiry, whether crime and misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of prison discipline : Illustrated by descriptions of the Borough Compter, Tothill Fields Prison, the Jail at St. Albans, the Jail at Guilford, the Jail at Bristol, the Jails at Bury & Ilchester, the Mason de Force at Ghent, the Philadelphia Prison, the Penitentiary at Millbank, and the proceedings of the Ladies' Committee at Newgate / By Thomas Fowell Buxton.

  • Buxton, Thomas Fowell, Sir, 1786-1845.
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An inquiry, whether crime and misery are produced or prevented, by our present system of prison discipline : Illustrated by descriptions of the Borough Compter, Tothill Fields Prison, the Jail at St. Albans, the Jail at Guilford, the Jail at Bristol, the Jails at Bury & Ilchester, the Mason de Force at Ghent, the Philadelphia Prison, the Penitentiary at Millbank, and the proceedings of the Ladies' Committee at Newgate / By Thomas Fowell Buxton. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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London : Printed for John and Arthur Arch; Butterworth and Sons; and John Hatchard, 1818.

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viii, 171 pages ; 23 cm

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