Year 8 Industrial Prisons

What proportion of prisoners died due to diseases each year in 1800?

• 1/2

• 1/3

• 1/4

• 1/8

What would typical meals have consisted of c.1800?

• Porridge

• Cheese burgers

• Bread

• Rice

How much did it cost a prisoner to rent a bed for a night c.1800?

• 2p

• 4p

• 6p

• 8p

What tasks were prisoners expected to carry out c.1800?

• Pacing the treadmill

• Singing songs

• Picking old ropes apart

• School work

Over 60% of prisoners in c.1800 were in jail because:

• They were convicted murderers

• They were convicted thieves

• They were convicted fraudsters

• They were convicted debtors

John Howard wrote a book to educate the public about the conditions in prisons. What was this book called?

• How Prisons are Bad

• The Terrible State of Prisons

• Prisons: An Account

• The State of Prisons

In 1813, Elizabeth Fry was astonished when she visited a famous prison. What was this prison called?

• Dartmoor Prison

• Wormwood Scrubs

• Newgate Prison

• Bodmin Prison

What actions did Elizabeth Fry carry out to help prisoners?

• Read Bible Stories

• Taught them to to read and write

• Paid for them to see counsellors

• Helped tidy up their cells

What change occurred in prisons in 1820?

• Flogging of women ended

• Prison inspectors appointed

• Jailors paid wages

• Government took control of all prisons

What change occurred in prisons in 1835?

• Flogging of women ended

• Prison inspectors appointed

• Jailors paid wages

• Government took control of all prisons