Criminal Justice System Collection

Female convict in canvas dress (under punishment for tearing her clothes)
STC386235 Female convict in canvas dress (under punishment for tearing her clothes), illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

A committee of the House of Commons at the Fleet Prison, 1729, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British
STC373546 A committee of the House of Commons at the Fleet Prison, 1729, illustration from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation, c.1923 (colour litho) by Hogarth

Convicts working in the garden ground, attended by an armed warder
STC386236 Convicts working in the garden ground, attended by an armed warder, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Mat-room at Coldbath Fields Prison, illustration from
STC386231 Mat-room at Coldbath Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Interior of the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, illustration from
STC386221 Interior of the House of Detention, Clerkenwell, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

The chapel at Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386213 The chapel at Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

The convicts returning to the hulks from their labour in the Arsenal
STC386212 The convicts returning to the hulks from their labour in the Arsenal, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Chief Warder at the Pentonville Prison and Principal Matron at the Female Convict Prison
STC386201 Chief Warder at the Pentonville Prison and Principal Matron at the Female Convict Prison, Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London

The chapel, on the separate system, in Pentonville Prison
STC386200 The chapel, on the separate system, in Pentonville Prison, during divine service, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew

Dormitory at Coldbath Fields Prison, illustration from
STC386219 Dormitory at Coldbath Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

The Warrior hulk with the Sulphur washing-ship in the distance
STC386216 The Warrior hulk with the Sulphur washing-ship in the distance, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Prison van taking up prisoners at the House of Detention
STC386222 Prison van taking up prisoners at the House of Detention, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Work-room, on the Silent System, at the House of Correction, Tothill Fields
STC386217 Work-room, on the Silent System, at the House of Correction, Tothill Fields, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny

Top deck of the Unite hospital ship, attached to the hulks at Woolwich
STC386215 Top deck of the Unite hospital ship, attached to the hulks at Woolwich, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Separate cell in the old part of the Prison at Brixton, illustration from
STC386203 Separate cell in the old part of the Prison at Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Fumigating prisoners clothes at Coldbath Fields Prison
STC386234 Fumigating prisoners clothes at Coldbath Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Female prisoners own clothes store at Tothill Fields Prison
STC386229 Female prisoners own clothes store at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Hudibras and Ralpho in the Stocks, from Hudibras by Samuel Butler (1612-80
STC451229 Hudibras and Ralpho in the Stocks, from Hudibras by Samuel Butler (1612-80, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth)

The Bench, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated
STC451218 The Bench, illustration from Hogarth Restored: The Whole Works of the celebrated William Hogarth, re-engraved by Thomas Cook, pub

The Dodge City Peace Commission, June 1883 (sepia photo)
STC306708 The Dodge City Peace Commission, June 1883 (sepia photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from left to right, standing, W.H)

Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) riding his Judicial Circuit as a travelling lawyer in
PNP258553 Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) riding his Judicial Circuit as a travelling lawyer in the 1850s (litho) by Bonhajo, Louis (fl.1850s) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692 (colour litho
PNP377420 Martha Corey is accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692 (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info)

Prisoner at work making shoes in separate cell, illustration from
STC386238 Prisoner at work making shoes in separate cell, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Prisoner in Refractory cell (the outer door being supposed to be thrown back)
STC386237 Prisoner in Refractory cell (the outer door being supposed to be thrown back), illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny

Burial-ground at Millbank Prison, illustration from
STC386225 Burial-ground at Millbank Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Condemned Cell, Newgate, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386223 Condemned Cell, Newgate, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Convicts scraping shot, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386211 Convicts scraping shot, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Sectional view of the interior of the Defence hulk
STC386210 Sectional view of the interior of the Defence hulk, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Witches of Salem - a girl bewitched at a trial in 1692 (colour litho)
PNP377419 Witches of Salem - a girl bewitched at a trial in 1692 (colour litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Salem witch trials)

Friends visiting prisoners, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386233 Friends visiting prisoners, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

The tread-wheel fan, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386232 The tread-wheel fan, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Liberation of prisoners from Coldbath Fields House of Correction
STC386228 Liberation of prisoners from Coldbath Fields House of Correction, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Boys exercising at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from
STC386227 Boys exercising at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Pump-room at Wandsworth Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386224 Pump-room at Wandsworth Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

The convict nursery at Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London
STC386214 The convict nursery at Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Wash-house at the Brixton Prison, illustration from
STC386209 Wash-house at the Brixton Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Female convicts exercising in the airing yard at Brixton Prison
STC386207 Female convicts exercising in the airing yard at Brixton Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Separate sleeping-cell in one of the new wings of the Female Convict Prison at Brixton
STC386204 Separate sleeping-cell in one of the new wings of the Female Convict Prison at Brixton, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew

The workshop under the Silent System at Millbank Prison
STC386202 The workshop under the Silent System at Millbank Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

John Dillinger under arrest in January 1934 (b / w photo)
PNP252339 John Dillinger under arrest in January 1934 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) smashing confiscated slot machines, 1934 (b / w photo)
PNP251796 Fiorello La Guardia (1882-1947) smashing confiscated slot machines, 1934 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Large Oakum-room (under the Silent System) at the Middlesex House of Correction
STC386218 Large Oakum-room (under the Silent System) at the Middlesex House of Correction, Coldbath Fields, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London

Ironing-room at the Brixton Prison, illustration from
STC386208 Ironing-room at the Brixton Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

A ward on board the Defence hulk arranged for the return of the convicts to
STC386206 A ward on board the Defence hulk arranged for the return of the convicts to dinner, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew

The convict chapel on board the Defence hulk at Woolwich
STC386205 The convict chapel on board the Defence hulk at Woolwich, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Boys school-room at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from
STC386230 Boys school-room at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

Girls school at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from
STC386226 Girls school at Tothill Fields Prison, illustration from The Criminal Prisons of London and Scenes from Prison Life by Henry Mayhew and John Binny, pub

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The criminal justice system has a long and complex history, filled with intriguing stories and significant moments. From the committee of the House of Commons at the Fleet Prison in 1729 to Bambridge on trial for murder by another committee of the House of Commons, these illustrations from Hutchinsons Story of the British Nation and Hogarth Restored shed light on how justice was administered in earlier times. Moving forward to more recent events, we see John Dillinger's lifeless body lying in a police wagon in 1934, reminding us that even notorious criminals meet their end eventually. Jack Shepherd's somber journey to Tyburn is captured in an evocative lithograph, while Jacob Gurrah Shapiro stares stoically into the camera lens during his arrest in 1936. The gallows ticket depicting Jonathan Wild's hanging date serves as a chilling reminder of public executions' popularity back then. The engraving showcasing new gallows built for public executions at Old Bailey further emphasizes society's fascination with witnessing punishment firsthand. Transporting ourselves back to 1724 through a black-and-white photograph titled "The Arrival at Tyburn, " we witness crowds gathering to watch yet another execution unfold. Oscar Slater's haunting portrait from around 1908 captures his troubled existence within Coldbath Fields Prison. Lastly, we catch a glimpse of convicts working under armed supervision in prison gardens—a stark representation of incarceration and control within our criminal justice system. These images offer glimpses into different aspects of our ever-evolving criminal justice system throughout history—reminding us that it is not just about crime and punishment but also about societal values, human rights, and ongoing efforts towards reform.