Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire
A padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands. The prison was originally built as a House of Correction in 1594
Picture No
10424906
Media ID
47526429
Size
3100px x 4929px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard
Date
early 20th century
