In this work, British military officer, prison administrator and author Arthur Griffins discussed the period in French prison practice during the transition between the end of the Old Régime and the start of the New. It presents a view of the prisons of the period immediately following the Revolution.
Contents include:
After the Revolution
The Great Seaport Prisons
Celebrated French Convicts
The First Great Detective
The Combat with Crime
Celebrated Cases
The Course of the Law
Mazas and La Santé
Two Model Reformatories
A Model Penitentiary
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