Forerunners of Modern Incarceration (jan 1, 1600 – dec 31, 1700)
Description:
Banishment and transportation were two examples of forerunners. Banishment was when the offender was forced to leave the community and live elsewhere. Transportation was when the offender was taken from their home nation to one of that nation's colonies to work.Ex of Banishment: Leaving community and living in the wilderness
Ex of Transportation: England sent hundreds of convicts a year to North America by the early 1600s
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Date:
jan 1, 1600
dec 31, 1700
~ 101 years