(Description) Figure 1 The illustration shows three ‘ticket-of-leave men’ from the 1850s. Convicts granted release on licence (or parole) were commonly known as ‘ticket-of-leave men’. They could marry, but needed to carry their ‘Ticket of Leave’ with them at all times and were subject to recall to prison to serve the remainder of their sentence if they broke the terms of their licence or were convicted of another crime.

Session 6: Education in a changing penal regime

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Three men stand shoulder to shoulder in this black and white illustration. All are neatly dressed, with waistcoats under their jackets and topcoats, and knotted scarves at their necks. The man in the centre holds a top hat.