What were law courts like in Dickens' day? How were prisoners treated? What sorts of punishmentd were meted out? What were the prisons like? What are they like today?
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The people in law courts jump to conclusions pretty fast. In the 19th century, punishment was given directly to suspects of certain disasters. Prisoners were treated with no mercy, as the keepers could care less what would happen to a bunch of troublemakers. One example of a punishment that is the result of something like murder is the electric chair. A person could be killed in no time at all. Today, a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. The punishments would vary, due to all the different wrongdoings.
The laws courts from when Charles Dickens were not very fair. They convicted anyone that was a suspect to any crime. Prisoners were treated with no respect and were like if they were nothing. The were what the world had thrown away. Most of the punishments were very extreme one of these extreme punishments was he lethal injection. Back prisoners were nothing and now they are treated with care and respect.
Law courts in Charles Dickens' days were unfair. Conclusions were made quickly as if no proof was needed to make a judgement. Prisoners were treated badly. They were given more than what they deserve as a punishment. If you were in jail, you are considered a person that is unforgiveable and a troublemaker, so guards or people in charge care less about them. Prisoners were punished by skills like the electric chair or injections into one's body. Today, it is different. On a court, the judge is to end the case only when no further proof can be given and the suspect is finally considered guilty. In prison, guards punish you only if you cause trouble in there such as having a fight with other prisoners in there.
Law courts almost sent anybody to jail in Dickens' day. Prisoners were killed or left to die there and if they didn't then they would be turned into slaves. They would be hung or electrocuted. Today, prisoners have rights. They can have food and be let outside. They aren't left to die and they only get killed if they are guilty for a capital crime.
During Dickens'day, the law court judge the cases and prisoners very quickly and unfair. They wouldn't make sure if the suspects are proven to the crime or not, they just make judgement, and put them in jail. Prisoners have no rights during that time, they can kill you easily during jail without reasons. They can uses alot ways to punish these prisoner; using physical abuses, using medication abuses, or uses chemical abuses. Compare to today's prisoner, Dickens' day's prisoner are like harsh condition. Today even prisoner have rights, they can do alot of things in the jail, and now, in order to put a person into jail. They need a lot of evidences to prove that they did it or not.
Now-a-days crime is only charged if proven guilty. You have more of a say in your defense and trials are made to produce the utmost justice; In the 19th century however, things were not like so. Crime was crime and as a criminal your word was worth much less. Trials were sometimes unfair and punishments were cruel realities such as death,tornment,mutilation, etc. The 19th century was the start of actual jails.
the law court from Charles Dicken were not so thoughtful as the law court today.they were pretty unreasonable, because during that time, the invistigator is pretty lack of knowledge of science, so they weren't able to prove the suspect is guilty or not, all they thought is if you r in the crime scene,you will be the number one suspect, the punishment was harsh, such as hang and electric chair. the condition in the prison was dirty and there were diseases spreading in the prison.prisoner was treat like a waste in that time.but in present day, the law court can charge someone guilty unless the court have enough evidence, the punishment was fair, depending on what thing did you do, maybe sometime only have to go to jail for few month, sometime few years.
Samantha Hallahan Pd. 8 In Dickens’ day, courts were equally verbal as they were to symbolic expression. Everyone was treated the same, and logically apply to constitutional speech protections as well as speech restrictions. The prisoners were treated all the same. No one, not even the juveniles were treated any better or any worse. Many of them were put in straight jackets daily for not listening to the commands of their “wardens”. There was no special treatment and the people were usually treated unfairly, because you were put in jail sometimes, if you were not even proven guilty. The prisoners usually were not guilty, and usually did not want to listen to what their wardens had to say. Today, they do not always listen, but you have to be proven guilty to o to jail, and the punishment goes along with the crime.
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The people in law courts jump to conclusions pretty fast. In the 19th century, punishment was given directly to suspects of certain disasters. Prisoners were treated with no mercy, as the keepers could care less what would happen to a bunch of troublemakers. One example of a punishment that is the result of something like murder is the electric chair. A person could be killed in no time at all. Today, a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. The punishments would vary, due to all the different wrongdoings.
Kristian Balgobin 2PJ
The laws courts from when Charles Dickens were not very fair. They convicted anyone that was a suspect to any crime. Prisoners were treated with no respect and were like if they were nothing. The were what the world had thrown away. Most of the punishments were very extreme one of these extreme punishments was he lethal injection. Back prisoners were nothing and now they are treated with care and respect.
Esther Tan/Period 8/2ML
Law courts in Charles Dickens' days were unfair. Conclusions were made quickly as if no proof was needed to make a judgement. Prisoners were treated badly. They were given more than what they deserve as a punishment. If you were in jail, you are considered a person that is unforgiveable and a troublemaker, so guards or people in charge care less about them. Prisoners were punished by skills like the electric chair or injections into one's body. Today, it is different. On a court, the judge is to end the case only when no further proof can be given and the suspect is finally considered guilty. In prison, guards punish you only if you cause trouble in there such as having a fight with other prisoners in there.
Law courts almost sent anybody to jail in Dickens' day. Prisoners were killed or left to die there and if they didn't then they would be turned into slaves. They would be hung or electrocuted. Today, prisoners have rights. They can have food and be let outside. They aren't left to die and they only get killed if they are guilty for a capital crime.
During Dickens'day, the law court judge the cases and prisoners very quickly and unfair. They wouldn't make sure if the suspects are proven to the crime or not, they just make judgement, and put them in jail. Prisoners have no rights during that time, they can kill you easily during jail without reasons. They can uses alot ways to punish these prisoner; using physical abuses, using medication abuses, or uses chemical abuses. Compare to today's prisoner, Dickens' day's prisoner are like harsh condition. Today even prisoner have rights, they can do alot of things in the jail, and now, in order to put a person into jail. They need a lot of evidences to prove that they did it or not.
Ashley Reyes,2JD,pd 8
Now-a-days crime is only charged if proven guilty. You have more of a say in your defense and trials are made to produce the utmost justice; In the 19th century however, things were not like so. Crime was crime and as a criminal your word was worth much less. Trials were sometimes unfair and punishments were cruel realities such as death,tornment,mutilation, etc. The 19th century was the start of actual jails.
the law court from Charles Dicken were not so thoughtful as the law court today.they were pretty unreasonable, because during that time, the invistigator is pretty lack of knowledge of science, so they weren't able to prove the suspect is guilty or not, all they thought is if you r in the crime scene,you will be the number one suspect, the punishment was harsh, such as hang and electric chair. the condition in the prison was dirty and there were diseases spreading in the prison.prisoner was treat like a waste in that time.but in present day, the law court can charge someone guilty unless the court have enough evidence, the punishment was fair, depending on what thing did you do, maybe sometime only have to go to jail for few month, sometime few years.
Samantha Hallahan Pd. 8
In Dickens’ day, courts were equally verbal as they were to symbolic expression. Everyone was treated the same, and logically apply to constitutional speech protections as well as speech restrictions. The prisoners were treated all the same. No one, not even the juveniles were treated any better or any worse. Many of them were put in straight jackets daily for not listening to the commands of their “wardens”. There was no special treatment and the people were usually treated unfairly, because you were put in jail sometimes, if you were not even proven guilty. The prisoners usually were not guilty, and usually did not want to listen to what their wardens had to say. Today, they do not always listen, but you have to be proven guilty to o to jail, and the punishment goes along with the crime.
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