LS101 Lecture Notes - Kingston Penitentiary, Corporal Punishment, Solitary Confinement
16 Sep 2013
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**up to 1949, the major court of appeal was the privy court in. England so cases had to be taken there. History of punishment: extremely brutal punishment in england considering they were crimes that were not that severe. In the 19th century, canadian juries became increasingly reluctant to use the death penalty they turned to england to see what current punishments were being used: banishment. Being sent out of whatever area you were in. However, people could just return: local gaols (jails) Extremely overcrowded and people of completely different levels of crime were put into the same institution. Much more severe penalty for poor people: corporal punishment. Usually to one of the british colonies. Difficult to ensure the person didn"t return. Around the 1830"s, there was a big change in that people began to think that publicly humiliating criminals was not the best penalty and that the loss of freedom may be more effective.
