| Evidence: | Accounts of prisoners:
W.W., Reg no. 279: 'This criminal has been nearly twelve months in prison. He has given much evidence of sincere reptenance. His conduct has been so satisfactory as to induce me to admit him to the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. He has learnt to read and write, and can now repeat the Gospels of St Matthew and St John, besides several chapters of the Old Testament.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Until: 31 Dec 1848 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Reading county: Berkshire specific address: Reading Gaol other location: in his cell |
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| Reader: | W.W. |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Labourer (non-agricultural) |
| Occupation: | prisoner, committed for sheep stealing |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | Bible |
| Genre: | Bible |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | borrowed (institution library) prison issue |
| Record ID: | 15247 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | John Field | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Prison discipline and the advantages of the separate system of imprisonment | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1848, 2nd edn | |
| Vol: | 2 | |
| Page: | 131 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | John Field, Prison discipline and the advantages of the separate system of imprisonment (London, 1848, 2nd edn), 2, p. 131, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=15247, accessed: 19 April 2024 | |
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