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Photos from last night's talk

Submitted by David on Thu, 11/21/2013 - 09:00

Thank you to everyone who attended last night's talk, and to CAB for a well-organised event (and excellent food!).

Here are the photos I showed. If you'd like a closer look at any of them, just click the photo and you'll be taken to a version you can zoom in on.

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Regards, David

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CPS project 3rd update: Prison and punishment

Submitted by David on Sat, 10/05/2013 - 12:00

I'm searching for old photos (or sketches, paintings, etc) to illustrate the history of the Central Police Station (CPS) site (click here for details of the project). In this update I'll look at what punishments were given to convicted criminals, and the prison buildings on the CPS site.


Punishment

If you'd been caught by the police and found guilty by the magistrate, you coud expect to receive some combination of the following punishments: