1.  starter activity Describe the picture or source here. What does this recent survey in the Daily Telegraph reveal about popular attitudes towards prisons today?  What sorts of questions would historians ask before using a source like this?

2. Separate or silent? TBAT explain and evaluate the differences between different approaches to prisons in C19th  Learning objectives  Key words: deterrent separate v silent system rehabilitate

3.  Your task Watch the clip from Tony Robinson’s, ‘Crime & Punishment’ on Victorian prisons and answer the questions

4.  Your task Read Wilkes (p.79-80) and take notes on the characteristics of these two types of prisons: Read Wilkes (p.79-80) and take notes on the characteristics of these two types of prisons: Silent Silent Separate Separate  Which of these systems would Elizabeth Fry and the prison reformers prefer?  Which of these systems would Elizabeth Fry and the prison reformers prefer?

5. Silent Performance of boring task Performance of boring task No communication with other prisoners No communication with other prisoners Examples of tasks, treadmill, picking oakum, crank Examples of tasks, treadmill, picking oakum, crank Prisoners wearing a peaked cap to prevent communication

6. Separate Solitary confinement within prison cell Solitary confinement within prison cell Prison chaplain would try to convince prisoner to lead a better life Prison chaplain would try to convince prisoner to lead a better life Pentonville (opened 1842) model ‘separate system’ Pentonville (opened 1842) model ‘separate system’ Suicide rates were high & system was expensive Suicide rates were high & system was expensive Pentonville Prison plans

7.  Your task Study the information in Source F on p.81. Decide if punishments got harsher or more humane and plot them on a chart. Explain your judgements. Study the information in Source F on p.81. Decide if punishments got harsher or more humane and plot them on a chart. Explain your judgements. Prisons/ punishments getting tougher 18201878

8.  Your task It is 1878. Imagine you are an MP. Write a speech to Parliament setting out why you think government should take control of prisons. Include the following: It is 1878. Imagine you are an MP. Write a speech to Parliament setting out why you think government should take control of prisons. Include the following: Description of silent and separate system Description of silent and separate system References of recent reforms of prisons References of recent reforms of prisons Explanation of the purpose of prisons in your view & why it is important for government to take control of prisons Explanation of the purpose of prisons in your view & why it is important for government to take control of prisons

9.  Extension task Conduct your own research into Jeremy Bentham and his ‘Panopticon’ – produce a factoid for your folder notes Conduct your own research into Jeremy Bentham and his ‘Panopticon’ – produce a factoid for your folder notes