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Black-and-white illustration of a Dartmoor prisoner in striped uniform turning a large crank handle as punishment. Instructions for the number of turns per day are posted on the wall.
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Dartmoor Prison

prison, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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Black-and-white illustration of a Dartmoor prisoner in striped uniform turning a large crank handle as punishment. Instructions for the number of turns per day are posted on the wall.
punishment of prisoner Inmate at Dartmoor Prison in England being forced to crank a handle several thousand times per day, 1884.

Dartmoor Prison is located in Devon, England, within the Dartmoor National Park. It was originally built in 1806 to house French prisoners of war during the Napoleonic Wars. Since 1850, it has served as England's primary facility for serious offenders. The prison is situated in the bleak and desolate upland area of Dartmoor, known for its granite plateau and tors. The region is also famous as a setting for mystery fiction, most notably Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.12

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