House of Correction: A twisty and shocking thriller from the master of psychological suspense

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He was a tanner and fought as a sailor in the Napoleonic Wars, but was mentally unbalanced and in 1829 set fire to York Minster.

uk/old-new-london/vol2/pp298-306; Henry Mayhew and John Binny, The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes of Prison Life (London, 1862), pp. However, some of our buildings may not be suitable for small children; for example, some of them have steep or uneven spiral staircases. So, perhaps my earlier presumptions were wrong and I might now turn my attention to establishing the primary source materials for the claim. Include reports from Visiting Justices, governors, chaplains, surgeons; special reports on prison conditions and prison (re) construction or alterations; prisoner numbers and statistics; prison dietaries. Houses of Correction were originally intended to keep beggars and vagrants off the streets but increasingly became used to imprison offenders.

DISCLOSURE: Thanks to Simon and Schuster via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of House of Correction by Nicci French for review.Bricks from the demolished addition were used to form the new back wall and the stones forming the arch of the back door were also taken from the addition, as they had no doubt been taken from one of the former prison buildings in the 1930s - perhaps even the Turnkey’s lodge itself. By passing it on to Landmark, they both gave it a secure future and also ensured that it would be appreciated by all those people who now stay in it. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window).