Reformers and prison administrators who shaped British and Irish prisons, from the documentation of prison conditions in the eighteenth century and the campaign for humane treatment of women prisoners to the mark system, the Irish convict system and the prison commissioners of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. A person belongs here when the cited source describes reforming or running prisons in Britain or Ireland. Entries placed here are John Howard, Elizabeth Fry, Edmund Frederick Du Cane, Evelyn Ruggles-Brise, Alexander Paterson, Alexander Maconochie, Walter Crofton, Frederic Hill (prison inspector) and Matthew Davenport Hill.
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Walter Crofton (Wikipedia)
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was chair of the Board of Directors of Convict Prisons for Ireland between 1854 and 1862
Wikipedia: John Howard (prison reformer)
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John Howard FRS (2 September 1726-20 January 1790) was an English philanthropist known for his work as an early prison reformer.
Alexander Maconochie (Wikipedia)
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Convicts were awarded 'marks' to encourage effort and thrift. Sentences were served in stages, each increasing in responsibility.
Wikipedia: Evelyn Ruggles-Brise
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Sir Evelyn John Ruggles-Brise (6 December 1857-18 August 1935) was a British prison administrator and reformer, and founder of the Borstal system.
Matthew Davenport Hill (Wikipedia)
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Matthew Davenport Hill (6 August 1792-7 June 1872) was an English lawyer, prison reform campaigner, and MP.
Edmund Frederick Du Cane (Wikipedia)
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Sir Edmund Frederick Du Cane (23 March 1830-7 June 1903) was an English major-general of the Royal Engineers and prison administrator.
New World Encyclopedia: Elizabeth Fry
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Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney; May 21, 1780, October 12, 1845) was an English prison reformer who was the driving force in legislation to make the treatment of prisoners more humane.
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