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Exploring the history of prisoner education
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Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Rosalind Crone and Daniel Weinbren.

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Figure 2: World History Archive/Alamy Stock Photo.

Figure 3(a): Pages from the Examination Book of William Weaver https://alpha.nationalarchives.gov.uk/journey/record/PCOM:3 https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/

Figure 3(b): Pages from the Examination Book of William TNA, PCOM 3/518: Male Licences, 1880Weaver https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ doc/ open-government-licence/ version/ 3/

Figure 4(a): Norwich castle: Bridgeman Images.

Figure 4(b): Prison at Mousehold Heath: Alamy.

Figure 5: Prisoners on the treadwheel at Pentonville Prison in 1895. https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ education/ resources/ victorian-prison/ source-2a/

Figure 6: Morning assembly at a Board School: Bridgeman Images.

Figure 7: An aerial view of Barlinnie Prison: Photo by Daily Record/Mirrorpix/Getty Images.

Figure 8: Prison warder standing in the Entrance Hall at Newgate Prison: Bridgeman Education.

Figure 9: Male prisoners writing letters at Wandsworth Prison. Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo.

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