Project Gutenberg 2016-01-27 Public domain in the USA. 376 Griffiths, Arthur 1838 1908 Griffiths, Arthur George Frederick Modern French Prisons Bicêtre; St. Pélagie; St. Lazare; La Force; The Conciergerie; La Grande and La Petite Roquettes; Mazas; La Santé The History and Romance of Crime Produced by Chris Curnow, Wayne Hammond, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Modern French Prisons" by Arthur Griffiths is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the evolution of the French prison system, particularly focusing on the period following the French Revolution and the subsequent developments in penal practices. Griffiths, who served as an inspector of prisons, discusses the moral and structural dimensions of correctional facilities in France and the challenges they faced in reforming convicts rather than merely punishing them. The opening of the work introduces the topic of prison reform during a transitional period in French history. It outlines the ambitions of the French legislative body post-Revolution to create a new penal system, contrasting with the remnants of a more brutal past. Griffiths narrates historical insights into various notable prisons, including Bicêtre and La Conciergerie, underscoring the dreadful conditions prisoners endured and the ineffectiveness of past punitive methods. Instances of prisoner abuse, the discrepancies between rich and poor inmates, and the lack of reformation strategies highlight the systemic failures of the penal system, setting the stage for deeper examination in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Prisons -- France -- History Crime -- France -- History Criminals -- France -- History HV Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Law & Criminology 417940 2025-07-20T12:13:21.071140 text/html 396208 2024-10-22T23:47:49 text/html 905695 2025-07-20T12:13:25.749099 application/epub+zip 908833 2025-07-20T12:13:21.972142 application/epub+zip 230050 2025-07-20T12:13:21.429140 application/epub+zip 1026625 2025-07-20T12:13:29.038086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 994847 2025-07-20T12:13:25.322156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317719 2022-09-23T08:28:09.800125 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389990 2025-07-20T12:13:20.746141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370177 2024-10-22T23:47:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18078 2025-07-20T12:13:29.174061 application/rdf+xml 21093 2025-07-20T12:13:21.515133 image/jpeg 2990 2025-07-20T12:13:21.472112 image/jpeg 841274 2025-07-20T12:13:21.124103 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