Fleet Prison

Committing the crime of debt in the Victorian era was considered no less of a crime than those of murder. Debtors’ were imprisoned indefinitely or until their debt was paid and unless you had the means to pay the debt off, it was possible to spend your life imprisoned. Death was more plausible than release. In the Marshalsea, debts as low as one shilling could keep you imprisoned indefinitely. Families were allowed to live with the debtor and they were allowed to come and go as they pleased. Communities formed and children were born and raised at the prison. The debtors were at the mercy of the keeper and they were beaten and tortured as often as the keeper pleased. There were no laws banning this practice and thousands of debtors died as a result of such inhumane treatment. Conditions were horrific and filthy. Prisoners were forced to relieve…

Before the first fleet Australia was a place where indigenous people called home. They would hunt and gather with no care, that was until the first fleet arrived in Botany Bay. When the first fleet of convicts arrived they took over all the indigenous people's land to make farms and to build towns. Life was difficult for some people but for others they did very well. After the first fleet of convicts came, people chose to come because they wanted to, they were called free settlers, then followed…

The life of Anne Bradstreet was certainly interesting. Anne Bradstreet moved from New England to many different areas in Massachusetts. She was born in March of 1612 to Tomah Dudley and Dorothy Yorke. Throughout her life, she became ill with many different diseases, thus causing her to become paralyzed in her joints at some point. She overcame these illnesses and wrote poetry in her spare time. Anne Bradstreet was one of the first women to ever become published in both America and New England. …

During this time, Japan attempted to negotiate with Russia. This was in an attempt to recognize Russia with autonomy in Manchuria as long as Russia accepted Japan’s control of Korea. The negotiations eventually collapsed, so when Russian business interests extended into the Korean court, the Japanese felt they had no choice but to strike (Citino, 2012). On February 8, 1904, Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on the Russian fleet outside Port Arthur in Manchuria, and began landing troops…

Despite multiple subjects taking some time to develop or even be accepted, they still happened. Without the Nay’s contribution to commerce and ending the slave trade it is very much possible that the American people would not have such a large array of overseas trading partners. Also, there would be larger losses of life and property to pirates all over the world without the naval fleets being stationed in various locations. The Army has made contribution to public health and safety that has…

com/articles/the-incredibly-disturbing-medieval-practice-of-gibbeting) The prison hulks, offenders were placed on these floating ship prisons whilst awaiting trial as a type of emergency accommodation, due to the overcrowding of local prisons. The hulks were unsanitary…

“This court has determined regardless of supposed good intentions, Captain Wallace, you did aid in the death of Admiral Hawthorne by restraining the use of his arm,” Admiral ‘Round’ said, or so I referred to him. His girth surpassed his height so much so that he found need to stretch his arms and roll forward to reach the desk in front of him. “Therefore, you will be removed from service in the Royal Navy and no longer receive benefits associated with a member there of.” There were a number of…

Most convicts in the 17th Century England consisted of thieves, murders or people who have committed moral crimes. Transportation to other colonies, including harsh labour was an integral part of the English and Irish systems of punishment. It was a way to deal with increased poverty. Simple larceny (Crime involving someone taking another person's personal property) , or robbery, could mean transportation for seven years. Compound larceny – stealing goods worth more than a shilling (about $50 in…

The forty-five square miles stretch of earth and sea at the southeastern tip of Cuba—Guantanamo Bay—has served a controversial role in history. Guantanamo Bay primarily served as a strategic logistics base for the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet to support Caribbean counter-drug operations and process undocumented aliens for US refugee repatriation/status to their host country but since 2002, it has also served to detain and interrogate international terrorist suspects (Schwab). (Previous Thesis)…

their child support than there could be less people in prison for delinquency in child support. This could reduce the amount of people sent to jail or prison for delinquency. A prison record for someone who cannot pay his or her child support can make it harder for him or her to find a job to pay said child support. If there were more programs available to those people to help them find a job or find work through a program where the money is automatically taken out and paid towards their…