Events
1816: Milbank prison built in London1823: Robert Peel's Gaol Act passed1824: Prison discipline Act - JPs
ordered to inspect prisons1839: Prisons Act advocates
separate system in prisons1835: Government inspectors
appointed to check prisons1842: Pentonville prison built
on sight of old Milbank prison1865: Prisons Act emphasises
retribution and deterrent
purpose of prisons1866: Howard Association
created to campaign on
prison conditions1877: All prisons brought
under control of National
Prisons Commission1898: Prison Act emphasises
rehabilitation and reform of
prisonersPeriods
Development of prisons in the 19th century
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