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• Introduction
• What is prison really like in the 21st Century?
• What is prison like for women and children today?
• Crime facts – Which is true and which is false?
• Bloody Code - what was this?
• Crimes punishable by hanging in the 1800s
• What was it like on board a prison ship bound for Australia?
• Prisoner Badges
• Who was Elizabeth Fry and why is she an important figure?
• What motivated Elizabeth Fry?
• What Quakers believe

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Prisons in the 1800s

Test your knowledge about prison life in the 1800s and what crimes you could be punished for.

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