Shortly
after the new Gaol and House of Correction opened in Durham, a set of
rules governing its operation was issued. We are going to use some extracts
(an enlarged version and
transcript available)
to consider whether the influence of the prison reformers can be seen.
1. Read
the extracts carefully and then put the various rules and regulations
into modern English.
2. Have
the rules been influenced by the work of the reformers? If so, which
ones and how can you tell?
3. Do you
think these rules would have improved life for the prisoners?
Once
you have finished, see if anything had changed by 1865.
