Inmate Collection (#2)

CHAIN GANG, 1910. A convict chain gang in a mobile prison wagon in North Carolina. The inmates live in the wagons and are moved to different places to work as needed. Photograph, 1910

GEORGIA: CHAIN GANG. The Chain Gang, Thomasville, Georgia. Photograph by Joseph John Kirkbride, c1884-1891

Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
A padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands

Workhouse dining hall, Oliver Twist film, 1948
A workhouse dining hall interior, from the 1948 film of Oliver Twist, directed by David Lean. The religious mottos reminded the inmates that due gratitude was in order for the care they were receiving

Central London District School, Hanwell
Distant view of the Central London District Schools at Hanwell, also known as the Cuckoo Schools. The schools were opened in 1856 to house pauper children away from the workhouse

UK Prisoner in a Straitjacket Date: 1920s

Wardress and suffragette inmate, Holloway Prison
A suffragette in Holloway Prison, dressed in prison uniform is given her orders by a stern looking wardress to take a bucket of dirty water to clean her cell

Prison reformer John Howard visiting a prison
An engraving of Francis Wheatleys 1787 painting of John Howard Visiting and Relieving the Miseries of a Prison. Howard (third from right) (1726-1790)

Lambeth Union Workhouse, Renfrew Road, London
In 1871-3, a new Lambeth workhouse was built at Renfrew Road to a design by Thomas W Aldwinckle. In 1896, the future star of the silent screen Charles Chaplin (then aged seven)

Industrial Farm Colony, Duxhurst, Surrey
Inmates at the Industrial Farm Colony for Female Inebriates, Duxhurst, Surrey. Founded in 1895 by Lady Henry Somerset, the colony provided care for women alcoholics

Arnos Court Reformatory for Girls, Bristol
Inmates and staff at Arnos Court Reformatory for Roman Catholic Girls in Bristol, opened in 1856. It was later known as St Josephs Reformatory, then in 1933 became St Josephs Approved School

Holborn Union Workhouse Farm and Gas Works, Mitcham
The workhouse farm located near the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Pigs feed from troughs while workhouse inmates stand nearby. A gasometer is visible at the left

Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey
The dining hall at the Holborn Union workhouse in Mitcham, Surrey. The uniformed inmates sit at benches in segregated sections - the men can be seen at the rear of the hall

Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary, womens ward
An old womens ward in the Whitechapel Workhouse Infirmary on Charles Street (later Bakers Row, now Vallance Road), East London

Prisoners going to dinner, Wormwood Scrubs Prison, London, c1903 (1903). HM Prison Wormwood Scrubs is a Category B mens prison opened in 1891

In the kitchen of Holloway Prison, London, c1901 (1901). Holloway Prison opened as a mixed-sex prison in 1852 but became female only in 1903. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

Exercise yard at Holloway Prison, London, c1901 (1901). Holloway Prison opened as a mixed-sex prison in 1852 but became female only in 1903. From Living London, Vol. 1, edited by George R. Sims

At dinner, St Marylebone Workhouse, London, c1901 (1903). From Living London, Vol. II, by George R. Sims. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1903]

In the airing yard, St Marylebone Workhouse, Luxborough Street, London, c1901 (1903). The St Marylebone Workhouse airing yards provided segregated outdoor exercise areas for each class of inmate

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845) visiting Newgate Prison, 1926. Fry was an English philanthropist, Quaker minister and prison reformer

A Mock Election in the Kings Bench Prison, c1828, (1912). Artist: Bonner
A Mock Election in the Kings Bench Prison, c1828, (1912). In July 1827, the inmates of the Kings Bench Prison, Borough, South London

The garrotte of an inmate, (1888), 1920s
The garrotte of an inmate in 1888. Due to the development of banditry, General Marin declared the provinces of Pinar del Rio, Matanzas and Santa Clara under siege in 1888

Suffragette in prison Votes for Women
A suffragette is seated inside a prison cell. Note the graffiti on the walls. The rhyme, addressed to the inmate reads, While you remain a suffragetteA velentine you ll never getWhat man would ever

St Josephs Home for Boys, Hinton Martell, Dorset
Youngest inmate stands next to a bicycle at the St Josephs Home for Boys, Hinton Martell, near Wimborne, Dorset. Date: circa 1909

National Childrens Home, Harpenden - Dispensary
A nurse provides medical attention to an inmate of the National Childrens Home (NCH), Harpenden. The room contains medical equipment, an adjustable chair and jars of chemical solutions

Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory - Inmate in Cell
Uniformed inmate of Aylesbury Inebriate Reformatory seated in her cell. Date: 1908

Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight - Uniforms
Staff and inmate uniforms at the juvenile penitentiary established in 1838 at Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The prison aimed to provide boys with discipline

Suffragette Lunatic Asylum. Inmate of Lunatic Asylum tells mannish suffragette in tweed suit, spats and hat, What! You, a militant suffragette! Pooh

Inmate carrying a plate of food and a cooking pot
On a Fleischlose. An inmate carrying a plate of food and a cooking pot. Robert Walker

Pauper Lunatic Certificate
A 1926 Pauper Lunatic Certificate certifying that workhouse inmate Ada Wheelhouse was feeble-minded and fit to remain in the workhouse, categorised as a lunatic

Church Farm School, East Barnet, Hertfordshire
A inmate feeding a pig at the East Barnet Farm School, established in 1863 as a boys industrial school. Date: 1917

Girl from St Olaves Home, Exeter
Annie - an inmate of St Olaves Home For Girls, Bartholomew Street, Exeter, Devon. The home was opened in 1894 by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: 1920s

Former Kitchener Home Boy in Canada
A former inmate of the Kitchener Memorial Home For Boys, 122 Hillfield Avenue, Hornsey, after his emigration to Canada. The home, operated by the Waifs and Strays Society, could house 50 boys

PAULINE ADAMS (1874-1957). American suffragist. Wearing the uniform from Occoquan Workhouse, where she was imprisoned for picketing the White House. Photograph, c1918

ARKANSAS: PRSIONERS, 1934. African American convicts working with shovels, possibly the singers of Rock Island Line at Cummins State Farm, Gould, Arkansas. Photograph, 1934

CHAIN GANG. African American convicts working in a labor prison camp in the rural south. Photograph, c1930-1950

GEORGIA: CONVICTS, 1941. Prisoners playing music, singing and dancing in a convict camp in Greene County, Georgia. Photograph by Jack Delano, May 1941

dublin, ireland, 1866, mountjoy, jail, crime, cell, justice, punishment, convict
Dublin; Ireland; 1866; Mountjoy Prison

JUHN HUS IN PRISON, Switzerland

A Christmas Dinner in a Turkish Prison, Constantinople

Siberia: the Alexandreffsky Central Prison, Near Irkutsk

Siberia: the Castle Prison at Wiborg

The Attempt on the Life of the Queen: Scene at Windsor Railway Station Immediately
THE ATTEMPT ON THE LIFE OF THE QUEEN: SCENE AT WINDSOR RAILWAY STATION IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE ATTACK: a. Roderick Maclean, from a Portrait; b. Dotted Line, Showing the Direction of the Shot; c

Beauchamp Tower: Prison in the Tower of London

The Royal Poet in his Prison

Edward the Black Prince Serves his Prisoner, John of France

Harold Taken Prisoner by the Count of Ponthieu

The Mamertine Prison. Rome, Italy

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"Inmate: Stories of Resilience and Redemption" Step into the haunting echoes of Christmas Day in the Workhouse, where Union Workhouse in Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland witnessed both despair and hope. Journey through time to Bristol Children's Cottage Homes in Downend, a place that offered solace and shelter to countless young souls seeking refuge from life's storms. Inkerman Barracks in Woking, Surrey stood as a symbol of confinement for those who had lost their way but yearned for redemption amidst its cold walls. Discover Leicester Union Cottage Homes in Countesthorpe, Leics - a sanctuary that nurtured shattered dreams and fostered new beginnings for many forgotten children. Unveil the untold tale of an Irish gentleman confined within the whisky-scented bars of Dublin prison back in 1821. His spirit remained unbroken despite his physical captivity. Witness the Complaint by Workhouse Master at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire - a testament to the struggle faced by both inmates and caretakers alike within these austere institutions. Peek inside the Girls' room at Aylesbury Borstal, Buckinghamshire - witness their resilience as they fought against societal odds to reclaim their futures with unwavering determination. The Union Workhouse in Aylsham, Norfolk holds stories etched on its weathered walls; tales of hardship intermingled with glimmers of humanity that remind us all what it means to be human. Yvonne Mitchell and Diana Dors grace our memories as they portrayed characters like Mary Hilton – women trapped behind iron bars yet exuding strength beyond measure on screen. Reflect upon Medway Union Workhouse Death Notice – an epitaph marking lives lived within confines but also reminding us that every soul deserves dignity even after death.