Petition concerning inadequate prosecution of offenders and poor prison conditions
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- Petition concerning inadequate prosecution of offenders and poor prison conditions
- Description
- This is an excerpt from a petition (page 15) addressing concerns about the failure to prosecute offenders due to poverty and expense, and the ruinous state of the gaols which permits escapes and causes inhumane suffering of prisoners. The document reflects concerns about justice system failures in maintaining security and civil order.
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_122325.md
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- Type
- Petition
- Provenance
- Fragment; page 15 of a longer document. Text cuts off mid-word at bottom ('civilized').
- Language
- English