Project Gutenberg 2013-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 107 Wilde, Oscar 1854 1900 Wilde, Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills 48033420 Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life Produced by Dianna Adair, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Children in Prison and Other Cruelties of Prison Life" by Oscar Wilde is a poignant letter and critical commentary written in the late 19th century. This work falls under the category of social criticism and reform literature, focusing on the treatment of children within the prison system. Wilde sheds light on the dehumanizing aspects of prison life, especially concerning vulnerable young offenders, highlighting the need for reform and compassion. In this compelling piece, Wilde shares his observations from his own experiences in prison, particularly focusing on the cruel treatment meted out to young children who find themselves incarcerated. He recounts the traumatic experiences of children, such as the stark physical and emotional isolation they endure, as well as the abominable conditions they are subjected to, including hunger and lack of proper care. Wilde emphasizes the ignorance of the system and the cruelty inherent in societal structures that fail to see the humanity in these vulnerable individuals. Through vivid anecdotes, such as the kindness of a warder dismissed for feeding a hungry child, he passionately argues for a reformed approach to dealing with juvenile offenders that prioritizes their well-being and dignity over punitive measures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42104/42104-h/images/cover.jpg en Prisons Juvenile delinquency HV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Politics Browsing: Sociology 50805 50815 2024-09-17T15:22:56.605651 2023-09-18T10:05:30.408940 text/html text/html 47499 2013-02-16T10:48:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 33159 2013-02-16T10:48:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 42445 2024-09-17T15:22:58.273381 application/epub+zip 41269 2024-09-17T15:22:56.914367 application/epub+zip 41269 2024-09-17T15:22:56.740373 application/epub+zip 67825 2024-09-17T15:22:59.605518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59298 2024-09-17T15:22:58.094367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59534 2022-09-19T09:07:44.684786 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44273 44072 2024-09-17T15:22:56.508363 2023-09-18T10:05:30.322883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 44159 2013-02-16T10:48:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 16584 2013-02-16T10:48:26 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 44151 2013-02-16T10:48:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16565 2013-02-16T10:48:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20898 2024-09-17T15:22:59.742344 application/rdf+xml 7893 2024-09-17T15:22:56.805376 image/jpeg 2019 2024-09-17T15:22:56.772381 image/jpeg 34675 2024-09-17T15:22:56.613377 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia