House of Correction: A twisty and shocking thriller from the master of psychological suspense

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He was beating his brow and making signs of the cross constantly, paying no heed to the risk to his health.

The second half of the novel is a courtroom drama that has some dramatic twists and turns which will keep you hooked till the end. In the four Northumberland gaols the quantity of oatmeal is increased and given as porridge where the Government has recommended simply gruel.

The Third Report of the Committee of the Society for the Improvement of Prison Discipline and for the Reformation of Juvenile Offenders (London, 1821), Appendix, p. In 1720 an act allowed the use of houses of corrections for purely custodial detention of "vagrants, and other criminals, offenders, and persons charged with small offences". The building that survives dates back to the early 19th century and replaced an earlier one with a prisoners' exercise yard at the rear that was in use from 1609 until 1808. It was here that lawbreakers were imprisoned and beneath the keeper's house were four tiny cells for men together with a "dark room" for those sentenced to solitary confinement, with only four small air holes in the door. In addition to imprisonment in a House of Correction, often with hard labour, some of the convicted were whipped either as part of their sentence or as an additional punishment for bad conduct during their incarceration [6].

I became so engrossed in the story and it's outcome that I forgot to stop reading and had to find out.

We'd like to use additional cookies to remember your settings and understand how you use our services. Description: Printed pamphlet of testimonials to Augustus Constable Maybury of Cedar Lodge, Frimley. Michael Gallagher is proof that prisons held not only the violent or light-fingered, but also those who direly needed help.