Prison discipline: Prisoners at hard labour on

Prison discipline: Prisoners at hard labour on the treadwheel in an English local jail. The prisoner had 15 minutes on, 5 minutes off the wheel, until his time was finished for the day. The treadwheel was often used to grind flour for the prison. From Cassell's Saturday Journal London, 8 December 1888

Cassells Discipline Finished Flour Gaol Grind Journal Minutes Often Treadwheel

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