Monday, February 28, 2011

Victorian women criminals' records show harsh justice of 19th century




Victorian justice records which show how the harsh punishments were given to women criminals – such as five years in jail for stealing one rasher of bacon – have been published online for the first time.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8345046/Victorian-women-criminals-records-show-harsh-justice-of-19th-century.html

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