Modern French Prisons

In this work, British military officer, prison administrator and author Arthur Griffins discussed the period in French prison practice during the transition between the end of the Old Régime and the start of the New. It presents a view of the prisons of the period immediately following the Revolution.

Contents include:

After the Revolution

The Great Seaport Prisons

Celebrated French Convicts

The First Great Detective

The Combat with Crime

Celebrated Cases

The Course of the Law

Mazas and La Santé

Two Model Reformatories

A Model Penitentiary