All Outputs (2)

The Long-Term Imprisonment of Women: Penal servitude and release of female offenders serving long sentences, 1853-1900 (2024)
Journal Article
Johnston, H. (online). The Long-Term Imprisonment of Women: Penal servitude and release of female offenders serving long sentences, 1853-1900. Criminology & criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241298502

This article explores the experiences and impact of long-term imprisonment on the lives of women sentenced to lengthy periods of incarceration (serving at least one sentence of ten-years or more) in the mid to late nineteenth century in England and W... Read More about The Long-Term Imprisonment of Women: Penal servitude and release of female offenders serving long sentences, 1853-1900.

Prisoner Health and Well-Being in Historical Perspective, 1850-1900: Exploring Experiences of Illness and Disability in the Victorian Convict System (2024)
Journal Article
Turner, J., & Johnston, H. (online). Prisoner Health and Well-Being in Historical Perspective, 1850-1900: Exploring Experiences of Illness and Disability in the Victorian Convict System. Journal of Criminal Law, https://doi.org/10.1177/00220183241278094

Using historical and archival methodological approaches, this article provides an interdisciplinary empirical study of health experiences of prisoners in the Victorian convict prison in England and Wales. It explores the challenges of doing historica... Read More about Prisoner Health and Well-Being in Historical Perspective, 1850-1900: Exploring Experiences of Illness and Disability in the Victorian Convict System.