Legal History: Crime and Punishment Research Guide

This guide details primary English and American resources on the history of crime and punishment.

Crime & Punishment - Prisons

Just a few treatises on prisons are listed here. There are many more materials on prisons and penal institutions from the 19th century on microfiche, as well as included in other, more general treatises on crime, and also included in the study of the transportation of convicts to America, Australia, and New South Wales. Check out other materials listed in this finding aid under The Old Bailey, Transportation, Women, English Legal History Resources, and American Legal History Resources.