Introduction
1. Grand Castles and Thieves’ Holes
2. Prisons, Penitentiaries and the Origins of the Penal System
3. The Prisons Act of 1877 and the Gladstone Report of 1895
4. Decarceration and the Interwar Years
5. From World War to World Cup, 1945-1966
6. Custody, Security, Order and Control, 1967-1991
7. Politicians, the Public and Privatization, 1992-2010
Endings and Beginnings; Beginnings and Endings
References
Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index