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100 1 _aGriffiths, Arthur,
_d1838-1908
245 1 0 _aModern French Prisons :
_bBicêtre; St. Pélagie; St. Lazare; La Force; The Conciergerie; La Grande and La Petite Roquettes; Mazas; La Santé
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aThe History and Romance of Crime
500 _aRelease date is 2016-01-27
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Modern French Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the evolution of the French prison system, particularly focusing on the period following the French Revolution and the subsequent developments in penal practices. Griffiths, who served as an inspector of prisons, discusses the moral and structural dimensions of correctional facilities in France and the challenges they faced in reforming convicts rather than merely punishing them. The opening of the work introduces the topic of prison reform during a transitional period in French history. It outlines the ambitions of the French legislative body post-Revolution to create a new penal system, contrasting with the remnants of a more brutal past. Griffiths narrates historical insights into various notable prisons, including Bicêtre and La Conciergerie, underscoring the dreadful conditions prisoners endured and the ineffectiveness of past punitive methods. Instances of prisoner abuse, the discrepancies between rich and poor inmates, and the lack of reformation strategies highlight the systemic failures of the penal system, setting the stage for deeper examination in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPrisons -- France -- History
653 _aCrime -- France -- History
653 _aCriminals -- France -- History
830 0 _aThe History and Romance of Crime
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51049
999 _c91887
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