In the ancient times jails or prisons did not exist. In these times punishments usually were more physical such as whipping, branding and hitting, but also included non-physical aspects such as stocks and public humiliation. The occurrence of stoning was the ancient day death penalty. Many stoning deaths were carried out by the townspeople. This normally included the persons spouse, children, and even those whom they considered friends.
In the 16th and 17th centuries the punishment for crime was a public event meant to be a sort of “slap on the hand” to prevent others from committing crimes. Prison was not widely used as punishment during this period, it was simply a place to await your punishment or a place for offenders who were awaiting trial. Prisons in this period were poorly kept and many people died of diseases like gaol fever, a form of Typhus.
The most important development between the 1500s and 1600s was the development of the London Bridewell, The first house of corrections. The Bridewell prison was the first place that imprisonment with hard labor was the substitute for corporal punishment. It influenced prison systems all over the world especially those in America. It was first built as the palace of Bridewell by Henry VIII in 1523. Small time crooks
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And females at only eighteen percent. In 2009 men comprised of a smaller percentage of the total inmates than in 1990 when there was a slight increase within the total correctional population. In 2009 the percentage of women who had been convicted and were only being supervised was Eighty-five percent. Men had Sixty-six percent of convicted offenders on either probation or parole. The incarceration rate, according to statistics was 1,352 per 100,000 for males and 126 per 100,000 for females. The population according to the demographics for females was 260 Black females 133 Hispanic females and only 91 white