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A prisoner is sitting on straw in a cave with his feet chained to the wall, there are a few provisions on a small shelf in the rock. Etching by R. Blyth after J.H. Mortimer.

État des prisons, des hôspital et des maisons de force / par John Howard ; Traduit de l'anglois [by Louise Félicité Guinement de Kéralio?].

Turkish prisoners sitting in a cell with a barred window; two of them are racing cockroaches. Process print by Meisenbach after H. Lanos after W.T. Maud.

Old Bridewell, New York. Coloured lithograph by H.R. Robinson.

The state of the prisons in England and Wales, with preliminary observations, and an account of some foreign prisons and hospitals / [John Howard].

Blackwell's Island Penitentiary, New York: (left) prisoners are walking in a long file leaving spoons in a bowl as they go  past; (right) prisoners stand in line to receive a loaf of bread. Wood engraving by W.J. Palmer, 1876, after F. Régamay.

A gaoler, wearing a Phrygian cap, reading out summons for executions to distressed prisoners of the French Revolution. Line engraving by W. Greatbach after A. Johannot, 1881.

John Howard bringing water and fresh air into a prison in order to improve the conditions for the inmates. Watercolour.

Krishna freeing his parents (Vasudeo and Devki) from prison. Chromolithograph by R. Varma, 1907.

The family of Jean Calas sit listening to Alexandre Lavaysse reading a letter from Calas after his execution. Engraving by J.B. Delafosse, 1765, after L.C. De Carmontelle.

Discourses and essays on subjects of public interest / by Stevenson Macgill.

Vermessung des Verbrechers : die kriminalbiologische Untersuchung in Bayern, 1923-1945 / Thomas Kailer.

Untersuchung der Kost in einigen öffentlichen Anstalten : für Aerzte und Verwaltungsbeamte / in Verbindung mit J. Forster, Fr. Renk und Ad. Schuster ; zusammengestellt von Carl Voit.

To the Legislature : in the matter of the insane in the prisons and poorhouses of Pennsylvania : letters of Dr. J.A. Reed, Dr. D.D. Richardson, Dr. George Cook.

A convicted thief sits in prison with his distraught sister who has been acquitted. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.

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Discourses and essays on subjects of public interest / by Stevenson Macgill.

Vermessung des Verbrechers : die kriminalbiologische Untersuchung in Bayern, 1923-1945 / Thomas Kailer.

Untersuchung der Kost in einigen öffentlichen Anstalten : für Aerzte und Verwaltungsbeamte / in Verbindung mit J. Forster, Fr. Renk und Ad. Schuster ; zusammengestellt von Carl Voit.

To the Legislature : in the matter of the insane in the prisons and poorhouses of Pennsylvania : letters of Dr. J.A. Reed, Dr. D.D. Richardson, Dr. George Cook.

A convicted thief sits in prison with his distraught sister who has been acquitted. Coloured etching by G. Cruikshank, 1848, after himself.