Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, Dorset
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Convicts being searched, Portland Prison, Dorset
Portland Prison, Dorset, opened in 1848 as a public works prison for convicts who were employed in quarries in the area. This view shows prison officers searching convicts on their return from work
Media ID 4470975
© Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
1840s 1848 Conditions Convicts Crime Dorset Employed Gaol Guards Hard Jail L Aw Labour Portland Prison Punishment Quarries Quarry Return Returning Search Searching
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