Great #OpenAccess #CarceralHistory article:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#History #PrisonHistory
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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New article:
'Finding and leaving traces: Prehabitation and the presence of the past in the Victorian-era prison', by Dominique Moran, Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) and Jennifer Turner.
'Finding and leaving traces: Prehabitation and the presence of the past in the Victorian-era prison', by Dominique Moran, Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) and Jennifer Turner.
Finding and leaving traces: Prehabitation and the presence of the past in the Victorian-era prison
This article explores how the presentness of the past is produced in historic prisons; specifically, the Victorian-era prison estate of England and Wa…
doi.org
March 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM
📢New Episode 📢
Our latest episode takes a deep dive into the history and cultural impact of prisons. Learn about Prison Hulks and notorious prisons, including Shrewsbury's 'The Dana'. We really hope you enjoy listening!
media.rss.com/the-shropshi...
#History #Shropshire #Prisonhistory #Victorian
Our latest episode takes a deep dive into the history and cultural impact of prisons. Learn about Prison Hulks and notorious prisons, including Shrewsbury's 'The Dana'. We really hope you enjoy listening!
media.rss.com/the-shropshi...
#History #Shropshire #Prisonhistory #Victorian
February 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📢New Episode 📢
Our latest episode takes a deep dive into the history and cultural impact of prisons. Learn about Prison Hulks and notorious prisons, including Shrewsbury's 'The Dana'. We really hope you enjoy listening!
media.rss.com/the-shropshi...
#History #Shropshire #Prisonhistory #Victorian
Our latest episode takes a deep dive into the history and cultural impact of prisons. Learn about Prison Hulks and notorious prisons, including Shrewsbury's 'The Dana'. We really hope you enjoy listening!
media.rss.com/the-shropshi...
#History #Shropshire #Prisonhistory #Victorian
My giant book cover is here!
Special thanks to Creative Curve Media.
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#halifaxhistory #halifax #prisonhistory #NovaScotia #NovaScotia #atlanticcanadianlit #canlit #nonfiction
Special thanks to Creative Curve Media.
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June 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
My giant book cover is here!
Special thanks to Creative Curve Media.
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#halifaxhistory #halifax #prisonhistory #NovaScotia #NovaScotia #atlanticcanadianlit #canlit #nonfiction
Special thanks to Creative Curve Media.
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#halifaxhistory #halifax #prisonhistory #NovaScotia #NovaScotia #atlanticcanadianlit #canlit #nonfiction
First review of The Undesirables on Goodreads. Thanks @miramichijim.bsky.social!
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September 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
First review of The Undesirables on Goodreads. Thanks @miramichijim.bsky.social!
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #nonfiction #canadiannonfiction #nonfictionbooks
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A cover means we are one step closer! The Undesirables will be out this Fall! :)
Cover image credit to @cove17.bsky.social and cover design by Gail LeBlanc.
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #canlit #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
Cover image credit to @cove17.bsky.social and cover design by Gail LeBlanc.
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #canlit #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
March 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A cover means we are one step closer! The Undesirables will be out this Fall! :)
Cover image credit to @cove17.bsky.social and cover design by Gail LeBlanc.
@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social
#halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #canlit #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
Cover image credit to @cove17.bsky.social and cover design by Gail LeBlanc.
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #canlit #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
If an 1870s-80s Anglican prison chaplain names three of his daughters Mary (and one of their middle names is Perpetua), how high do we place the probability that he was Anglo-Catholic? #cofepeeps ⚓🕯️ #prisonhistory
March 9, 2026 at 6:44 PM
If an 1870s-80s Anglican prison chaplain names three of his daughters Mary (and one of their middle names is Perpetua), how high do we place the probability that he was Anglo-Catholic? #cofepeeps ⚓🕯️ #prisonhistory
Site of first purpose-built prisoner of war camp saved by Historic England funding
Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
#History #PrisonHistory 🗃️
Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
#History #PrisonHistory 🗃️
Site of first purpose-built prisoner of war camp saved by Historic England funding
Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Site of first purpose-built prisoner of war camp saved by Historic England funding
Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
#History #PrisonHistory 🗃️
Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
#History #PrisonHistory 🗃️
Very happy to dispatch my latest book off to the editors! It’s about Dark Tourism. The primary focus is primarily on Irish Prison Museums. Out next year as part of Cork University Press’ Studies in Irish Crime History series. #darktourism #penalhistory #prisonhistory #irishhistory #publishing
February 24, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Very happy to dispatch my latest book off to the editors! It’s about Dark Tourism. The primary focus is primarily on Irish Prison Museums. Out next year as part of Cork University Press’ Studies in Irish Crime History series. #darktourism #penalhistory #prisonhistory #irishhistory #publishing
This afternoon I visited the Crumlin Road Gaol (also known as HMP Belfast). It was opened in 1846 and eventually housed 1,500 men, women and children, although designed for 500 inmates. It is now a tourist attraction offering a fascinating insight into life behind its bars. #prisonhistory #Belfast
July 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This afternoon I visited the Crumlin Road Gaol (also known as HMP Belfast). It was opened in 1846 and eventually housed 1,500 men, women and children, although designed for 500 inmates. It is now a tourist attraction offering a fascinating insight into life behind its bars. #prisonhistory #Belfast
Might someone know what this is? It’s c1870s & from Mountjoy Jail, #dublin. Padded at the quilted top, which opens & sealed at the bottom. #penalhistory #prisonhistory #gaol #jail
January 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Might someone know what this is? It’s c1870s & from Mountjoy Jail, #dublin. Padded at the quilted top, which opens & sealed at the bottom. #penalhistory #prisonhistory #gaol #jail
It's here!!
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August 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A reminder to book in to hear me talk about London’s prisons (1750-1850) on 3 September at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social
(Link below)
www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/to-...
#skystorians #prisonhistory #archives
(Link below)
www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/to-...
#skystorians #prisonhistory #archives
To Detain or to Punish
Join us at The London Archives as Dr Kiran Mehta introduces her new book exploring the penal landscape of 18th century London.
www.thelondonarchives.org
July 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A reminder to book in to hear me talk about London’s prisons (1750-1850) on 3 September at @thelondonarchives.bsky.social
(Link below)
www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/to-...
#skystorians #prisonhistory #archives
(Link below)
www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/to-...
#skystorians #prisonhistory #archives
New open access article on HMP Holloway, 1902-1955: representations and realities #prisonhistory #crimhistory #criminology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Holloway Prison: Representations and Realities in the History of a Women’s Prison, 1902 to 1955
This article explores the media and cultural representations of HMP Holloway, London, England between 1902 and 1955 and contrasts this with the realities of the day-to-day female population and exp...
www.tandfonline.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New open access article on HMP Holloway, 1902-1955: representations and realities #prisonhistory #crimhistory #criminology www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Made my rounds today! You can find signed copies of The Undesirables at Carrefour Atlantic and Bookmark Halifax!
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#halifaxbooks #halifaxhistory #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory #halifax #prisonhistory #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction
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September 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Made my rounds today! You can find signed copies of The Undesirables at Carrefour Atlantic and Bookmark Halifax!
@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social
#halifaxbooks #halifaxhistory #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory #halifax #prisonhistory #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction
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#halifaxbooks #halifaxhistory #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory #halifax #prisonhistory #nonfictionbooks #nonfiction
Some days, I report the news. Other days I am the news.
Thanks to Sean Mott from CTV Atlantic for chatting with me about The Undesirables and Rockhead!
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #prison #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
Thanks to Sean Mott from CTV Atlantic for chatting with me about The Undesirables and Rockhead!
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #prison #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
Author uncovers forgotten history of Halifax prison
Author Katie Ingram has written a new book exploring the history of the Rockhead Prison in Halifax.
www.ctvnews.ca
September 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Some days, I report the news. Other days I am the news.
Thanks to Sean Mott from CTV Atlantic for chatting with me about The Undesirables and Rockhead!
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social
#halifax #halifaxhistory #prison #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
Thanks to Sean Mott from CTV Atlantic for chatting with me about The Undesirables and Rockhead!
www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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#halifax #halifaxhistory #prison #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory
🔎 Recently I visited the Crumlin Road Gaol experience in Belfast, which was excellent – it's a typical Victorian prison but with a dark past. In today's Substack article I reveal what's behind those infamous gates
🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/belfasts-i... #prisonhistory #penalhistory #Belfast
🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/belfasts-i... #prisonhistory #penalhistory #Belfast
Belfast’s infamous prison
The Crumlin Road Gaol experience
drangelabuckley.substack.com
July 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
🔎 Recently I visited the Crumlin Road Gaol experience in Belfast, which was excellent – it's a typical Victorian prison but with a dark past. In today's Substack article I reveal what's behind those infamous gates
🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/belfasts-i... #prisonhistory #penalhistory #Belfast
🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/belfasts-i... #prisonhistory #penalhistory #Belfast
Thanks to the John Howard Society for inviting me to talk about Rockhead at their AGM!
@johnhowardcanada.bsky.social @johnhowardns.bsky.social
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#halifaxhistory #halifax #prisonhistory #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory
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October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Thanks to the John Howard Society for inviting me to talk about Rockhead at their AGM!
@johnhowardcanada.bsky.social @johnhowardns.bsky.social
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#halifaxhistory #halifax #prisonhistory #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory
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Looking for a signed copy of The Undesirables at Indigo in Bayer's Lake? Well, I made the trek there and signed a few!
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#halifaxbooks #halifaxhistory #prisonhistory #halifax #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory
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October 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Looking for a signed copy of The Undesirables at Indigo in Bayer's Lake? Well, I made the trek there and signed a few!
@pottersfieldpress.bsky.social
#halifaxbooks #halifaxhistory #prisonhistory #halifax #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory
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#halifaxbooks #halifaxhistory #prisonhistory #halifax #NovaScotia #novascotiahistory
DPL Archive post: https://digital.denverlibrary.org/nodes/view/1027278 #Colorado #CanonCity #PrisonHistory
April 18, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Back on the #DarkTourism trail. This time #Beaumaris Gaol. Well worth a visit & the only original Treadwheel I’ve seen. #prison #jail #wales #anglesey #research #prisonhistory #publichistory
December 3, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Back on the #DarkTourism trail. This time #Beaumaris Gaol. Well worth a visit & the only original Treadwheel I’ve seen. #prison #jail #wales #anglesey #research #prisonhistory #publichistory
Going back to my (research) roots #skystorians #prisonhistory
December 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Going back to my (research) roots #skystorians #prisonhistory
Images of the pantry and kitchen are from the NS Archives collection
#halifax #halifaxhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #prisonhistory
#halifax #halifaxhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #prisonhistory
March 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Images of the pantry and kitchen are from the NS Archives collection
#halifax #halifaxhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #prisonhistory
#halifax #halifaxhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #prisonhistory
Thanks to Ryan Van Horne/Atlantic Books Today for reviewing The Undesirables!
#halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #atlanticcanadianlit
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October 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Thanks to Ryan Van Horne/Atlantic Books Today for reviewing The Undesirables!
#halifax #halifaxhistory #nonfiction #prisonhistory #novascotia #novascotiahistory #atlanticcanadianlit
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New article! The long-term imprisonment of women: Penal servitude and release of female offenders serving long sentences, 1853–1900 - Helen Johnston, 2024 #crimehistory #prisonhistory #womenshistory #criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The long-term imprisonment of women: Penal servitude and release of female offenders serving long sentences, 1853–1900 - Helen Johnston, 2024
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...
journals.sagepub.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:59 PM
New article! The long-term imprisonment of women: Penal servitude and release of female offenders serving long sentences, 1853–1900 - Helen Johnston, 2024 #crimehistory #prisonhistory #womenshistory #criminology
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#OtD in 1858, the Old Joliet Prison in #JolietIllinois received its first inmates from Alton.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=270418
#IllinoisHistory
#PrisonHistory
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@historicalmarker.bsky.social
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=270418
#IllinoisHistory
#PrisonHistory
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@historicalmarker.bsky.social
The Old Joliet Prison Historical Marker
(Panel one) The Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet (1858-2002) is synonymous with the City of Joliet, incorporated only six years prior to the Prison in 1852. (A historical marker located in Jolie...
www.hmdb.org
May 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
#OtD in 1858, the Old Joliet Prison in #JolietIllinois received its first inmates from Alton.
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=270418
#IllinoisHistory
#PrisonHistory
@prisonculture.bsky.social
@historicalmarker.bsky.social
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=270418
#IllinoisHistory
#PrisonHistory
@prisonculture.bsky.social
@historicalmarker.bsky.social