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Prisoners, Medical Care and Entitlement to Health in England and Ireland, 1850-2000

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Tag: Institutional Diets

What we can learn from the (often gruesome) history of food in hospitals and prisons

Dr Margaret Charleroy in collaboration with Dr Jenny Crane discuss lessons learnt from the history of food in hospitals and prisons.

Medical Care, Maternity and Childbirth in Female Prisons, 1850-2000

Dr Rachel Bennett in this blog, explores the impact of gender distinctions on the provision of medical care within female prisons

Beyond Reading Gaol: Prison Writings and Mental Illness

Drawing on research from our ‘Prisoners and Mental Illness’ theme, Hilary Marland reveals how nineteenth-century prison memoirs illuminate experiences of mental breakdown in prison

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