CRM 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Magdalene Sisters, Penal Labour, Elizabeth Fry

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRM 1301
• Professor: Christine Gervais

Document Summary

This is where the prisoner was held till they had to go to their punishment. They were held there until they were slaved. Often people died before hand because of poor conditions and disease because it was so bad. Many people did not make it to their punishment or execution. The magdalene sisters and song for a raggy boy. Work houses people can learn how to become better people and workers. The magdalene sisters: young women were sentenced for crimes they did not commit, if a women was sexual active then they would be brought to the work house and they had to work in harsh and demanding circumstances. The magdalene sisters were enslaved for crimes they did not commit and they had to do much hard labour. Song for a raggy boy: young boys that are enslaved and they have to be around priests that are sexually abusive.