Prison and Workhouse Reform in 19th-Century England

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Dr. Lewis Darwen (Roehampton University, UK) Mr. David Orr (University of Central Lancashire, UK)

Prison and Workhouse Reform in 19th-Century England

Dr. Lewis Darwen (Roehampton University, UK), Mr. David Orr (University of Central Lancashire, UK), David Orr (University of Central Lancashire UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
12 December 2024

Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Social & cultural history; Penology & punishment; Legal history

Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment

This is the first study to analyse the joint development of the prison and the workhouse in 19th-century England, focusing on the roles played by key local reformers in shaping their design, form and function. Although the introduction of the Gaol Act in 1823 marked a shift towards more disciplined institutional regimes, the genuinely local nature of prison and workhouse development meant no two institutions operated in the same way. As a result, the nature of local prison and workhouse regimes, while emerging out of national developments, was chiefly the result of complex, contradictory and evolving ideas held by local figures.

Drawing on a wealth of primary sources including prison and chaplain reports, newspapers and correspondence between local reformers and national figures, Lewis Darwen and David Orr investigate the role of religion and morality, statistics, education, architecture, models of institutional regime and gender in the prison and workhouse reform taking place during the period. With case studies from Lancashire, the most industrialized region by 1850, they also highlight the impact of wider political and economic issues such as trade, industrialism, religion and populations pressure on institutional regimes.

Prison and Workhouse Reform in 19th-Century England provides much-needed new perspectives on the history of penal institutions in 19th-century England and will be a valuable resource for crime historians and criminologists alike.

By: Dr. Lewis Darwen (Roehampton University UK), Mr. David Orr (University of Central Lancashire, UK), David Orr (University of Central Lancashire UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350083974
ISBN 10: 1350083976
Series: History of Crime, Deviance and Punishment
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 12 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lewis Darwen is Research Associate on a Leverhulme-funded project exploring the Great Famine in Ireland and Britain at Roehampton University, UK. He has published on the Victorian workhouse and other aspects of 19th-century poverty and welfare. David Orr is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Central Lancashire, UK. He set up the online Hillsborough disaster archive for the Centre for Studies in Crime and Social Justice, and worked on the ESRC-funded Violence Project. His research focuses on the development of prisons and criminal justice in 19th-century England and Wales.