History GCSE
Prison reform
What Prison reform means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Prison reform
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A movement that gained momentum, heavily influenced by John Howard, who advocated better hygiene and salaried gaolers, and Elizabeth Fry, who focused on rehabilitating female prisoners at Newgate through education and religious instruction.
Topics that use Prison reform
- Option 10: c1700–c1900: Crime and punishment in eighteenth- and nineteenth- century Britain - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- CID
- The Bloody Code
- The purpose of punishment
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- Metropolitan Police Act
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