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Prisons timeline
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17 Oct 2017
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1816: Milbank prison built in London
1823: Robert Peel's Gaol Act passed
1824: Prison discipline Act - JPs ordered to inspect prisons
1839: Prisons Act advocates separate system in prisons
1835: Government inspectors appointed to check prisons
1842: Pentonville prison built on sight of old Milbank prison
1865: Prisons Act emphasises retribution and deterrent purpose of prisons
1866: Howard Association created to campaign on prison conditions
1877: All prisons brought under control of National Prisons Commission
1898: Prison Act emphasises rehabilitation and reform of prisoners
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Development of prisons in the 19th century
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