Project Gutenberg 2015-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 232 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2 From the eighteenth century to its demolition The History and Romance of Crime Produced by Chris Curnow, Lisa Reigel, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Chronicles of Newgate, Vol. 2" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume delves into the notorious Newgate Prison, exploring its grim realities from the 18th century until its demolition. Griffiths, who served as an inspector of prisons, provides a detailed examination of the dismal conditions faced by inmates, the notorious cases of crime, and the broader context of prison reform in England. At the start of the volume, the appalling state of Newgate Prison is starkly illustrated. The opening details the unthinkable neglect and inhumane conditions that prisoners endured, with scant provisions and rampant overcrowding leading to rampant disease, specifically the "gaol fever." Griffiths highlights personal accounts and historical anecdotes, such as the treatment of debtors and the intermingling of prisoners, which reveal both the physical and moral degradation within the prison walls. The introduction sets the stage for a broader discussion of the need for prison reform, documenting the alarming public health crises stemming from the prison's abysmal conditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Criminals -- Great Britain Punishment -- Great Britain Newgate (Prison : London, England) Prisons -- England HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - British Browsing: Sociology Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Schools & Universities Category: Law & Criminology 510385 2025-06-20T10:49:08.500180 text/html 494398 2024-10-22T23:29:17 text/html 703498 2025-06-20T10:49:15.635103 application/epub+zip 703681 2025-06-20T10:49:09.941134 application/epub+zip 261802 2025-06-20T10:49:09.272077 application/epub+zip 822184 2025-06-20T10:49:20.314014 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 779339 2025-06-20T10:49:14.956081 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 339357 2022-09-22T20:33:02.358956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468961 2025-06-20T10:49:07.955074 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 449124 2024-10-22T23:29:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17381 2025-06-20T10:49:20.466102 application/rdf+xml 12024 2025-06-20T10:49:09.376070 image/jpeg 2084 2025-06-20T10:49:09.323095 image/jpeg 660718 2025-06-20T10:49:08.569132 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia