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lectured widely in the USA. She mentions a talk, On Being a Broadcaster, at Pentonville Prison
in London, which she found a place of horror.
Johnson, Pamela Hansford. Important to Me. Macmillan; Scribner, 1974.
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1842: Pentonville Prison, based on the American...
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1842
Pentonville Prison
, based on the American model of convict isolation, opened.
Emsley, Clive. Crime and Society in England 1750-1900. 2nd ed., Longman, 1996.
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Briggs, John et al. Crime and Punishment in England: An Introductory History. St Martin’s, 1996.
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3 August 1916: In the aftermath of the Easter Rising, Irish...
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3 August 1916
In the aftermath of the Easter Rising, Irish nationalist Roger Casement
, formerly Sir Roger, was executed for treason at Pentonville Prison
in London for attempting to smuggle a shipment of German arms to Ireland.
Forbes, Peter, editor. Scanning the Century. Viking, 1999.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
