Description:
The practice of confining convicted criminals in prison for a stipulated period of time ? to punish or reform ? is a modern western
innovation. Pentonville in north London, opened in 1842 and said to be the first modern prison, had four wings radiating from a
central hub from which guards could observe every cell, each holding a single prisoner. The modern? prison then became one of
many western innovations (including the railway, scientific medicine and the filing cabinet) transported to the colonial world from
the mid-19th century.
Source/publisher:
International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) (Newsletter 39)
Date of Publication:
2005-12-00
Date of entry:
2009-03-07
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English