Convict Life: Or, Revelations Concerning Convicts and Convict Prisons

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This book provides a firsthand account of life inside the British penal system in the mid-19th century. The author, who writes under the pseudonym 'Ticketofleave Man', offers a stark and compelling portrait of the harsh realities of life for convicts and their families. The book is both a stirring indictment of the prison system and a call to action for social reformers.