prison for petty offenders
1Prison reform — is the attempt to improve conditions inside prisons, aiming at a more effective penal system.TheoryA precise definition refers to an attempt to change the penal system, typically from one model to another. Changing back to an earlier model is… …
2Prison population of England and Wales — There are 139 prisons in England and Wales, with 19 built since 1995. Seven prisons are private: built under the Private Finance Initiative, they are termed DCMF prisons (privately Designed, Constructed, Managed and Financed) and revert to the… …
3Prison — Criminal justice portal Jail and Gaol redirect here. For other uses, see Jail (disambiguation). For other uses, see Prison (disambiguation). A prison (from Old French prisoun) …
4Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… …
5Military prison — Not to be confused with prisoner of war camp. The United States Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a military prison A military prison is a prison operated by the military. Military prisons are used variously to house prisoners… …
6John Howard (prison reformer) — John Howard (September 2, 1726 January 20, 1790) was a philanthropist and the first English prison reformer.Birth and early lifeHe was born in Lower Clapton, London. His father was a wealthy upholsterer at Smithfield Market in the city. His… …
7Portsmouth Naval Prison — is a former U.S. Navy and Marine prison in Kittery, Maine on Seavey s Island, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNS) compound. The building s appearance earned it a nickname, the Castle. Others called it Alcatraz of the East because no inmate ever… …
8Felony petty theft — is the colloquial term for a statute in the California Penal Code (Section 666) that makes it possible for a person who commits the crime of petty theft to be charged with a felony rather than a misdemeanor if the accused had previously been… …
9Ludgate — was the westernmost gate in London Wall. The name survives in Ludgate Hill, an eastward continuation of Fleet Street, and Ludgate Circus.The Romans built a road along the north bank of the River Thames westwards through the gate later called Lud… …
10Girvan — GIRVAN, a busy sea port, market town, and parish, in the district of Carrick, county of Ayr, 29 miles (N. N. E.) from Stranraer, and 97 (S. W. by W.) from Edinburgh; containing 8000 inhabitants. Girvan is supposed to have derived its name from …
