Project Gutenberg 2008-10-20 Public domain in the USA. 226 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 389279 2025-04-11T07:31:14.236265 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 4411668 2025-04-11T07:31:32.101174 application/epub+zip 4413748 2025-04-11T07:31:21.182224 application/epub+zip 205250 2025-04-11T07:31:17.699234 application/epub+zip 4555974 2025-04-11T07:31:38.816124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4513425 2025-04-11T07:31:28.827217 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261427 2022-09-12T12:12:10.535472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299721 2025-04-11T07:31:12.887243 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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 22121 2025-04-11T07:31:38.994132 application/rdf+xml 20669 2025-04-11T07:31:18.341230 image/jpeg 4675 2025-04-11T07:31:18.028218 image/jpeg 4428551 2025-04-11T07:31:14.548296 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