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The brutality of 19th-century prisons

The brutality of 19th-century prisons

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Early 1800s British prisons used treadmills for punishment, not fitness. Inmates endured endless steps for 'moral reform' until banned in 1898. The prison treadmill, also called a treadwheel, was introduced in Britain in 1818 as a form of hard labor. By 1822, reform societies officially recommended its use to instill discipline in the country's overcrowded prisons. For decades, it was a central feature of the penal system. Inmates often spent hours daily performing the grueling, repetitive task.

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