Prison: five hundred years behind bars

from The National Archives Podcast Series · host Edward Marston

A look at the changing nature of imprisonment over the centuries and the experiences of those who endured it, charting the growth of the national prison system in England and Wales from castle dungeons to purpose-built concrete gaols.

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