A history of the iconic London prison, featuring insights on daily life, the evolution of prison systems, and famous inmates. As the place where prisoners, male

* Relive the conditions inside Britain's most notorious eight-hundred-year-old gaol * Meet the stars - how the condemned men and women on the road to the Tyburn

There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth ce

Contains considerable information on prison reform efforts.

A significant chapter in the history of American social reform is traced in this skillful account of the rise of the New York penitentiary system at a time when