Prisoners In The 18th Century

What it is-

• You worked in a workhouse if you lived in poverty, an unwanted orphan, you were sick or endangered, or if you were on the tramp

• They were used to solve the problem of poverty but were ruthless

What it was like-

• People lived very tough lives in workhouses and the physical building looked very old like a prison

• Very nasty places and full of diseases, illnesses

• To go into a workhouse you not only had to be searched, washed and be given a haircut, but also stripped

• Family, couples, and friends had to be separated from adult and children to male and female

• The people in these workhouses were forced to were clothing that you would see prisoners in

Work in workhouses-

• All the work they did was to keep everyone busy and

Prisoners-

• At first most often debaters, minor offenders, those who were sentenced to death, and way more went to prison

• In the Victorian period all kind of offenders, serving long term sentences, and those who only committed small crimes were sent to prison

Common Crimes-

• Burglary, murder, rape, drunkenness, prostitution, larceny, and vagrancy

Life in Prison-

• Prisoners were punished and treated very cruelly for the smallest rule broken

• A large rule was silence and if broken you were met with harsh punishments for even motioning, smiling, or communicating in any way

• Prison guards were very strict and prisoners could not communicate with family and friends

• In these prisons, if you could pay then you could request better or more things like getting more