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Title: Hard labour for women in prison. What did this entail?
Post by: Kennington on Monday 02 October 17 13:05 BST (UK)

I have a lady in prison in 1871, sentenced to eight calender months hard labour. What would she have to do?

Title: Re: Hard labour for women in prison. What did this entail?
Post by: iluleah on Monday 02 October 17 15:03 BST (UK)

Hard labour was a 'same' sentence whatever gender or age as often children worked alongside adults  http://vcp.e2bn.org/justice/page11362-types-of-punishment-hard-labour.html

Title: Re: Hard labour for women in prison. What did this entail?
Post by: Edward Scott on Monday 02 October 17 17:22 BST (UK)

Another form of hard labour

http://www.historyhouse.co.uk/articles/junk_and_oakum.html

Edward