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Their Just Deserts
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In this section we look at 18th and 19th century punishments, ranging from extreme embarrassment, through imprisonment and transportation, to death.

 
Public Penance
 
  Public Penance
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The shame of a Walsall fornicatrix.

A Free Voyage
  A Free Voyage
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A 14-year visit to America for a horse-stealer and a forger.

Fitting the Crime
  Fitting the Crime
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The fate of a burglar, an assailant, and three famous murderers.

Hanged by the Neck
  Hanged by the neck
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A grisly spectacle and some awful poetry

Bitter Porridge
  Bitter Porridge
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'The moisture from their breath ran down the walls': life in Stafford gaol

Prison Rules
  Prison Rules
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An improved regime of regulated fetters.


Meet the Inmates
  Meet the Inmates
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Victorian gaol birds: young and old, male and female.
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