Prisons Collection (#7)

A Prisoners Mattress and a Cell Indicator (engraving)
614690 A Prisoners Mattress and a Cell Indicator (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A prisoners mattress and a cell indicator, both at Wandsworth Prison)

Exercising at Tothill Fields Prison (engraving)
614685 Exercising at Tothill Fields Prison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mothers, with their children, exercising at Tothill Fields Prison)

The Warrior hulk with the Sulphur washing ship in the distance (engraving)
614682 The Warrior hulk with the Sulphur washing ship in the distance (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The home of Little Dorrit (engraving)
614673 The home of Little Dorrit (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The home of Little Dorrit - the old Marshalsea Prison, Southwark, London)

Prisoners in Newgate Prison exercise yard (engraving)
614670 Prisoners in Newgate Prison exercise yard (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prisoners in Newgate Prison exercise yard, by Gustave Dore)

Prisoners at exercise (engraving)
614664 Prisoners at exercise (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prisoners at exercise)

Sketches of the Queens Bench Prison (engraving)
614660 Sketches of the Queens Bench Prison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the Queens Bench Prison, in Southwark, London)

Inside view of the Poultry Compter (engraving)
614659 Inside view of the Poultry Compter (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Inside view of the Poultry Compter, in Cheapside, London)

A poor look out (engraving)
614644 A poor look out (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A poor look out, depicting a prisoner at Fleet Prison)

Interior of the House of Detention (engraving)
614619 Interior of the House of Detention (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Interior of the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, London)

Prisoners consulting room at Newgate (engraving)
614607 Prisoners consulting room at Newgate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prisoners consulting room, at Newgate Prison)

Large oakum room at the Middlesex House of Correction (engraving)
614606 Large oakum room at the Middlesex House of Correction (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Going to Quod (coloured engraving)
614601 Going to Quod (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Going to Quod)

The last stand of the old Fleet Prison (engraving)
614600 The last stand of the old Fleet Prison (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last stand of the old Fleet Prison)

The so-called Raleighs Cell in the White Tower (engraving)
587887 The so-called Raleighs Cell in the White Tower (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Penitentiary in Pennsylvania, 1831 (pen & ink and w / c on paper)
CHT221585 Penitentiary in Pennsylvania, 1831 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by de Beaumont, Gustave (1802-66); Private Collection; (add.info)

Figure of a prisoner (engraving)
728818 Figure of a prisoner (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Figure of a prisoner, sitting in a prison cell)

American sketches (engraving)
728765 American sketches (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American sketches: prison life on Blackwells Island - No. 1 returning from work)

Lynch law in California (engraving)
728355 Lynch law in California (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lynch law in California - surrender of prisoners at the County Gaol, San Francisco, USA)

The Old Tombs prison and Criminal Courts Building, Centre Street, New York City
745265 The Old Tombs prison and Criminal Courts Building, Centre Street, New York City, 1895 (litho) by American Photographer

Water Engine, Coldbath Fields Prison, from Ackermanns Repository of Arts
810293 Water Engine, Coldbath Fields Prison, from Ackermanns Repository of Arts, 1808 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, T.(1756-1827) & Pugin

View of the Neapolitan Prison on the Island of Santo Stefano (engraving)
2771910 View of the Neapolitan Prison on the Island of Santo Stefano (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Jailers Daughter (engraving)
2771586 The Jailers Daughter (engraving) by Calderon, Philip Hermogenes (1833-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jailers Daughter)

The Chamber in which Prince Pierre Bonaparte was imprisoned at Tours (engraving)
2772164 The Chamber in which Prince Pierre Bonaparte was imprisoned at Tours (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A French Prison Van (engraving)
2772141 A French Prison Van (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A French Prison Van)

Illustration for Jack Sheppard (engraving)
3628282 Illustration for Jack Sheppard (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jack Sheppard escaping from the condemned hold in Newgate)

Marie Antoinette listening to her charges (litho)
3096090 Marie Antoinette listening to her charges (litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Marie Antoinette listening to her charges)

The Old Prison, Southampton (colour photo)
3095335 The Old Prison, Southampton (colour photo) by Stuart, Francis G. O. (c.1843-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Prison, Southampton)

National Workshop (Tailors) in the Prison of Clichy, at Paris (engraving)
1607212 National Workshop (Tailors) in the Prison of Clichy, at Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

America - Rhinelanders Sugar House, New York
Rhinelanders Sugar House In New York Used As A Prison During The Ameican Revolution. Date: 1783

The Johannesburg Revolutionists in Pretoria Jail (litho)
1605496 The Johannesburg Revolutionists in Pretoria Jail (litho) by Prior, Melton (1845-1910) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Johannesburg Revolutionists in Pretoria Jail)

A Prison Bird, Madam, Nothing More (engraving)
1606914 A Prison Bird, Madam, Nothing More (engraving) by Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Prison Bird, Madam, Nothing More)

The Cabul Captivity (engraving)
1617090 The Cabul Captivity (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cabul Captivity. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 27 May 1843)

Prison Life in Burmah (b / w photo)
1627465 Prison Life in Burmah (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prison Life in Burmah. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 October 1893)

The State of Ireland (engraving)
1623767 The State of Ireland (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The State of Ireland. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 7 January 1882)

Sketches in the Clerkenwell House of Correction, the Treadwheel (engraving)
1589133 Sketches in the Clerkenwell House of Correction, the Treadwheel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Clerkenwell House of Correction)

The Prisons of Siberia (litho)
1591810 The Prisons of Siberia (litho) by Pegram, Frederick (1870-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prisons of Siberia. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 15 August 1891)

The State of Ireland, Mr Parnell interviewed in Kilmainham Jail (engraving)
1590830 The State of Ireland, Mr Parnell interviewed in Kilmainham Jail (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The State of Ireland)

Waiting to see the Prisoners, a Sketch at Kilmainham Jail, Dublin (engraving)
1590724 Waiting to see the Prisoners, a Sketch at Kilmainham Jail, Dublin (engraving) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waiting to see the Prisoners)

The Bocardo, or Old Prison at Oxford, where Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridley were confined (engraving)
1590622 The Bocardo, or Old Prison at Oxford, where Cranmer, Latimer, and Ridley were confined (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bocardo)

Prison Life in Siberia, the Governor visiting the Mens Prison at Yeniseisk (engraving)
1603301 Prison Life in Siberia, the Governor visiting the Mens Prison at Yeniseisk (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prison Life in Siberia)

Four Snap-Shots at Some of the Johannesburg Reform Committee in Pretoria Jail (b / w photo)
1605095 Four Snap-Shots at Some of the Johannesburg Reform Committee in Pretoria Jail (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Paris House of Detention for Criminals (litho)
1604771 Paris House of Detention for Criminals (litho) by Price, Julius Mandes (1857-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paris House of Detention for Criminals)

Russian Convict Prisoners in Siberia, Official Inspection of Newly Arrived Convicts at the Perasilny
1603200 Russian Convict Prisoners in Siberia, Official Inspection of Newly Arrived Convicts at the Perasilny, Krasnoiarsk (litho) by Price

Sketches in Siberia, Courtyard of the Prison for Criminals at Krasnoiarsk (engraving)
1603055 Sketches in Siberia, Courtyard of the Prison for Criminals at Krasnoiarsk (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Siberia)

The New Gaol, at Reading (engraving)
1101031 The New Gaol, at Reading (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Gaol, at Reading)

Fire at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, on Tuesday last (engraving)
1096732 Fire at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight, on Tuesday last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fire at Parkhurst Prison, Isle of Wight)

The woman with two husbands (chromolitho)
964227 The woman with two husbands (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The woman with two husbands (La Femme aux Deux Maris), 15th-century France

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"Exploring the Evolution of Prisons: From Alcatraz to Pentonville" Alcatraz Island and Prison in San Francisco, California, USA: A notorious symbol of incarceration, Alcatraz stands as a reminder of the harsh realities within its walls. The First Fleet: With the arrival of British convicts in Australia in 1788, prisons became an integral part of penal colonies aimed at punishing and rehabilitating offenders. Aylesbury Prison 1900: This English correctional facility witnessed significant changes over time, reflecting shifting attitudes towards rehabilitation rather than mere punishment. Pentonville Prison 1842: Designed with revolutionary principles emphasizing solitary confinement and labor as means for reforming prisoners' behavior. Brixton Prison / Mayhew: Known for its innovative approach to addressing mental health issues among inmates through therapy and counseling programs. Prison Hulks: These decommissioned ships-turned-they were used during the 18th and 19th centuries to house convicts awaiting transportation or serving shorter sentences. Pentonville Prison Cell: Offering a glimpse into the austere living conditions endured by inmates confined within these small spaces designed for isolation and reflection. Shoreline and buildings on Alcatraz Island: Standing tall against the picturesque backdrop of San Francisco Bay, these structures once housed some of America's most dangerous criminals. Plan Pentonville Prison: An architectural blueprint that revolutionized prison design by incorporating separate cells with individual exercise yards to prevent communication between inmates. As we reflect upon these historical landmarks in the realm of corrections, it becomes evident that they have evolved from places solely focused on punishment to institutions striving for rehabilitation and societal reintegration – albeit with varying degrees of success throughout history.