What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

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At the moment, issues with juvenile delinquents are being resolved very carefully - violating the rights of a child is worth a lot. But a century and a half ago, they didn’t stand on ceremony with the kids - they sent them to corrective labor or to prison (it’s hard to say which was worse at that time). All these photographs were taken between December 1871 and December 1873.

(Total 13 photos)

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

1. 14-year-old Henry Miller was accused of stealing clothes and sentenced to 14 days of hard labor.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

2. Mary Katherine Dougherty was sentenced to seven days of hard labor after she was caught stealing an iron. The same punishment was given to her accomplices - Mary Hinnigan, Ellen Woodman and Rosanna Watson.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

3. 12-year-old Henry Leonard Stevenson was arrested on charges of breaking into private homes. He was sentenced to two months in prison.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

4. After stealing the vest, Ann Burns was sentenced to a month in prison. She was 18.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

5. 17-year-old Katherine Kelly was found guilty of stealing bedding, for which she received a 3-month sentence.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

6. 19-year-old cabinetmaker David Barron was arrested and sentenced to 6 months in prison for stealing champagne.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

7. Michael Clement Fisher, like his accomplice, was 13 years old when they were arrested and sentenced to 2 months in prison for breaking into a house.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

8. Robert Charlton went to jail for 4 months for stealing a pair of shoes.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

9. 13-year-old James Scallion was sentenced to two weeks of hard labor for stealing clothes. He was then sent to a reform school for three years.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

10. 15-year-old Margaret Kosh was convicted of stealing a coat. Given that this was her first crime, she was sentenced to two months of hard labor.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

11. John Park was convicted of stealing a violin. Considering that he had no previous arrests, he was sentenced to a month of hard labor.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

12. 15-year-old Richard Rammington was convicted of stealing a pipe from a shop and had to work for 14 days, but his parents paid damages and the boy was released.

What punishments were given to juvenile delinquents a century and a half ago

13. 12-year-old Jane Farrell stole a pair of shoes, for which she was sentenced to 10 days of hard labor.

Keywords: 19th century | Punishment | Teenagers | Crime

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