Note 192 — Chapter XI · THE NEW GAOL.
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Some notion of the density of the prison population in Newgate in those times will be obtained by comparing it with modern ideas on this subject. The following figures give the acreage and average population of three comparatively new prisons.
PrisonAcreageAverage prison population.
Warwick9A.3R.2P.300
St. Albans421100
Lincoln16015180