Pentonville Prison (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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Pentonville Prison opening year
Pentonville Prison opening year
1842
Prison system at Pentonville (1842)
Prison system at Pentonville (1842)
Separate system
Pentonville's architectural design
Pentonville's architectural design
Radial layout
Dimensions of each Pentonville cell
Dimensions of each Pentonville cell
4m x 2m
What prisoners wore during exercise
What prisoners wore during exercise
Masks
Purpose of thick cell walls
Purpose of thick cell walls
Prevent communication between prisoners
Pentonville chapel completion year
Pentonville chapel completion year
1862
Chapel feature maintaining separation
Chapel feature maintaining separation
Individual cubicles
1st principle of separate system
1st principle of separate system
Rehabilitation through solitude
2nd principle of separate system
2nd principle of separate system
Retribution through isolation
3rd principle of separate system
3rd principle of separate system
Deterrence
Strengths of separate system
Strengths of separate system
Remarkably clean, less disease
Major weaknesses of separate system
Major weaknesses of separate system
Mental health problems, high suicide rates
Weakness: prisoner preparation
Weakness: prisoner preparation
No practical skills training for release