Description
A history of a century of women, punishment and crime in HM Prison Holloway.
Society has never known what to do with its rebellious women. Many of these women ended up at HM Prison Holloway. First built in 1852 as a house of correction, its women have come from all corners of the UK until its closure in 2016. In Bad Girls, Caitlin Davies tells their stories and shows how women have been treated in our justice system over more than a century. It’s a story of victimisation and resistance, of oppression and bravery. From the women who escaped the hangman's noose - and those who didn't - to those who escaped Holloway altogether, Bad Girls is a fascinating look at how disobedient and defiant women changed not only the prison service but the course of history.
“Readable, compelling and illuminating.” THE BOOKSELLER