  CHAPTER II ABUSES AT THE FLEET CHAPTER III FAMOUS DWELLERS IN THE FLEET CHAPTER IV THE KING'S BENCH PRISON CHAPTER V LIFE IN THE KING'S BENCH CHAPTER VI ENGLISH PRISONS OF WAR CHAPTER VIII AMERICAN PRISONERS IN ENGLAND CHAPTER XI AMERICAN WAR PRISONS
Prison Hulks at Portsmouth Old hulks of English warships were first used as prisons when the American War of Independence closed the shores of the colonies to the convict-exile and rendered some additional prison space in England immediately necessary. Used as prisons of war: many American prisoners were confined there after the War of 1812,—loathsome places of durance from which escape was difficult. They were also used for temporary detention of prisoners sentenced to penal servitude in the colonies over seas. Prison Hulks at Portsmouth Old hulks of English warships were first used as prisons when the American War of Independence closed the shores of the colonies to the convict-exile and rendered some additional prison space in England immediately necessary. Used as prisons of war: many American prisoners were confined there after the War of 1812,—loathsome places of durance from which escape was difficult. They were also used for temporary detention of prisoners sentenced to penal servitude in the colonies over seas. Non-Criminal Prisons EDITION NATIONALE |
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