Life behind bars in Britain’s surviving Victorian prisons – photo essay
Dozens of prisons were built in Britain between 1842 and 1877, many of which are still in use today. For more than 20 years, Andy Aitchison has photographed behind the walls. His book Incarcerated explores how Victorian prison infrastructure has persisted, and what these old buildings mean for the people who live and work insideWhat is now HMP Lincoln opened at the end of the most prolific period of prison construction in British history, when 90 prisons were built or…
Source: www.theguardian.com