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Prisoners - History

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    • Student dissertations

    Pentonville, a model penitentiary? : a study of the health of convicts at Pentonville prison, 1842-1859 / by Vivienne Hannon.

    | Hannon, Vivienne. | Date: 2006
    • Books

    The English Dane / Sarah Bakewell.

    | Sarah Bakewell | Date: 2005
    • Books

    Correggere e non punire : medicina e carcere nel Risorgimento : Carlo Morelli e il laboratorio di Volterra / Roberto Diddi ; premessa di Fabio Bertini.

    | Diddi, Roberto, 1959- | Date: [2006]
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    Acres of skin : human experiments at Holmesburg Prison : a story of abuse and exploitation in the name of medical science / Allen M. Hornblum.

    | Allen M. Hornblum | Date: 1998

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Prisons - History

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