Convict ships, known as the 'hulks', were used to hold prisoners when the main jails were full Through his novels, Dickens was a lifelong critic of the British legal system which he thought was ...

With government ineffectiveness and an increase in both white and black lawlessness, the problem of where and how to house convicts was significant. Initially, some states paid private contractors ...

After a failed rebellion in Ireland in 1798, hundreds of Irish convicts were transported to NSW. In 1804, many from this group planned to attack colonial government sites, commandeer a ship and ...