Imprison Collection

USA, California, San Francisco - Alcatraz Island, former maximum high-security federal prison, San Francisco Bay - aerial

Steel belt; said to have been worn by Thomas Cranmer, and the key of the Bocardo prison
1216258 Steel belt; said to have been worn by Thomas Cranmer, and the key of the Bocardo prison (metal) by English School, (16th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Newgate, London, c1750
The London rairey shows or who ll step into Ketchs Theatre, c1750; view of Newgate, London, with a menagerie on the right

Sir Francis Burdetts imprisonment in the Tower of London, 1810. Interior view of the Tower of London, with Sir Francis Burdett behind bars clutching a copy of the Magna Carta

Charles duc d Orleans imprisoned in the Tower of London with London Bridge in the background, 1803. Boats on the River Thames can also be seen in the foreground

Gil Blas taken prisoner, 1892. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Gil Blas taken prisoner, 1892

Fleet Prison, London, c1820
Interior view of poor debtors room in Fleet Prison, London, c1820; back view of a man looking out through bars

Hansel & Gretel held captive by the witch. 20th century

Blanche II of Navarre (1424-1464). Engraving. Colored
Blanche II of Navarre (1424-1464). Queen of Navarre. Blanche of Navarre is delivered to the Captal of Buch, who orders imprison her into a castle. Engraving after a painting by Eduardo Rosales

dublin, ireland, 1866, mountjoy, jail, crime, cell, justice, punishment, convict
Dublin; Ireland; 1866; Mountjoy Prison

JUHN HUS IN PRISON, Switzerland

A Christmas Dinner in a Turkish Prison, Constantinople

Siberia: the Alexandreffsky Central Prison, Near Irkutsk

Siberia: the Castle Prison at Wiborg

Beauchamp Tower: Prison in the Tower of London

The Royal Poet in his Prison

The Mamertine Prison. Rome, Italy

Russian Prisoners at Sheerness: the Devonshire Prison-Ship, at Sheerness, 1854

The Mazas Prison, Paris, France

Sketches in Siberia, Courtyard of the Prison for Criminals at Krasnoiarsk: Peasant Women Selling Bread, Tea, and Sugar to Prisoners

Prison Life in Siberia: the Governor Visiting the Womens Prison at Yeniseisk

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The Tombs, the Principal Temporary Police Prison in New York. here are Incarcerated the Prisoners Taken during the Day, the Thieves and the Defaulters, Assaulters and Committers of Arson

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Whitecross Street Prison, London, 1870

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Arabi Pasha, in Prison at Cairo, Egypt

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Buildings and Industries of Sheffield: Left Image: the Shrewsbury Monument in the Parish Church, Right Image: Room in Sheffield Manor, Said to have been the Prison of Mary Queen of Scots

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The Outbreak Among the Convicts at Chatham: Interior of St. Marys Convict Prison, 1861

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The Outbreak Among the Convicts at Chatham: St. Marys Convict Prison: Arrival of the Military, 1861

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St. Marys Island: the Convicts at Labour, Chatham Prison, 1861

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The Last of the Old Fleet Prison, 1868

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The French Block House Prison, in which Mr. Pritchard was Confined

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Interior of Mountjoy Prison, Dublin, where the Fenians are Confined, 1866, Ireland

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Effects of the Explosion at the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, Seen from Within the Prison Yard: Searching the Ruins, 1867

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The Island and Fort of St. Marguerite, the Prison of Ex-Marshal Bazaine, 1874

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THE QUEENs BENCH PRISON: 1. Entrance Gateway to Governors House; 2. Courtyard and Governors House; 3. Entrance from Southwark Bridge road; 4. Front of Prison and Racquet Court; 5

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The Bagno of Nisida, the Prison of Carlo Poerio, State Prosecutions of the Neapolitan Government

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Chateau D amboise, on the Loire, the Prison of Abd-El-Kader

Spain: Carlist Prisoners in the Ancient Moorish Prison of the Alhambra, 1873

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" A prison of shame, perhaps a penal settlement, stared him in the face."

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"From Alcatraz to Mountjoy: A Journey through Imprisonment" Step into the world of imprisonment as we explore various historical and fictional tales of confinement. Our first stop takes us to the infamous Alcatraz Island, once home to a maximum high-security federal prison in San Francisco, California. The steel belt displayed here is said to have been worn by Thomas Cranmer, a significant figure from England's history. Traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, we arrive at Newgate Prison in London around 1750. This notorious institution witnessed countless individuals facing their sentences behind its imposing walls. One such prisoner was Sir Francis Burdetts, who experienced life within the Tower of London during his incarceration in 1810. Intriguingly captured with London Bridge looming in the background, Charles duc d Orleans finds himself confined within the Tower of London in 1803. His story intertwines with that of Gil Blas, an unfortunate character taken prisoner according to Sir John Gilbert's artwork from 1892. Moving forward through time and space brings us to Fleet Prison in London circa 1820. This place became synonymous with despair for many inmates enduring their punishment for crimes committed. George Wishart, a Scottish Protestant reformer from the sixteenth century, also faced imprisonment during this era. Imprisonment knows no boundaries or limitations; even royalty like Blanche II of Navarre found themselves held captive throughout history. Engravings colored vividly depict her struggle against confinement. As our journey continues through folklore and literature alike, we encounter Hansel & Gretel trapped by an evil witch - reminding us that captivity can take on various forms beyond physical bars or cells. The echoes of Samuel Butler's "Hudibras" resonate as we delve into Dublin's Mountjoy Jail in 1866 - where crime meets justice head-on within its cold stone walls. Here lies a testament to society's pursuit of punishment and the rehabilitation of convicts.