Project Gutenberg 2008-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 197 McNair, John Frederick Adolphus 1828 1910 McNair, J. F. A. (John Frederick Adolphus) McNair, Fred McNair, John F. A. (John Frederick Adolphus) Bayliss, W. D. Prisoners their own warders : $b a record of the convict prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements, established 1825, discontinued 1873, together with a cursory history of the convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang and Malacca from the year 1797 Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Ronald Lee "Prisoners Their Own Warders" by Major J. R. A. McNair is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work documents the convict prison system at Singapore, detailing its establishment in 1825 and subsequent operations until its closure in 1873, while also providing insights into related convict establishments at Bencoolen, Penang, and Malacca. The author delves into the management, treatment, and contributions of Indian convicts within this penal system, exploring themes of punishment, industry, and rehabilitation. At the start of the book, the authors express their motivation for writing this account, acknowledging the historical significance of the convict system in Singapore and the potential lessons it offers for contemporary penal practices. They provide a brief overview of the convict origins from Bencoolen and the systematic categorization and treatment methods introduced by notable figures within the administration. The opening portion sets the foundation for a detailed examination of the convict establishment’s contributions to public works, the evolution of management practices over the years, and the broader implications for convict labor within colonial contexts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Singapore Prison Prisons -- Straits Settlements HV Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Sociology 389155 388980 2025-01-11T10:45:23.694353 2023-09-12T05:25:28.384798 text/html text/html 387881 2021-01-04T06:47:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4274534 2021-01-04T06:47:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4411621 2025-01-11T10:45:40.518768 application/epub+zip 4413775 2025-01-11T10:45:30.420370 application/epub+zip 205258 2025-01-11T10:45:26.949322 application/epub+zip 4556046 2025-01-11T10:45:46.481707 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4513425 2025-01-11T10:45:37.127790 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261427 2022-09-12T12:12:10.535472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299721 299484 2025-01-11T10:45:22.117364 2023-09-12T05:25:27.027790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 299505 2021-01-04T06:47:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 109725 2021-01-04T06:47:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 299528 2021-01-04T06:47:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 109705 2021-01-04T06:47:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22120 2025-01-11T10:45:46.646719 application/rdf+xml 20669 2025-01-11T10:45:27.572316 image/jpeg 4675 2025-01-11T10:45:27.260342 image/jpeg 4428512 2025-01-11T10:45:23.812326 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia