Helen Johnston is professor of criminology at the University of Hull. Barry Godfrey is professor of social justice at the University of Liverpool. David J. Cox is reader in criminal justice history at the University of Wolverhampton.
“There is no other comprehensive study of the convict prison system in England and Wales during this period. Helen Johnston, Barry Godfrey, and David Cox have played a leading role in linking government records with other primary sources to understand a system as a whole, and they put this approach to good use here. Penal Servitude makes a major contribution to the field and is sure to become the standard work on the subject.” Neil Davie, Université Lumière, Lyon, and author of The Penitentiary Ten: The Transformation of the English Prison, 1770–1850