Jebb's Reformatory
Anon
Genre: | Illustration, Drollery |
Relevant illustrations: | wdct. |
Subjects: | Crime, Nutrition, Health, Measurement |
Shows one of a line of prison inmates being weighed on some scales. On seeing that the prisoner weighs eighteen stone, a prison official (possibly Jebb himself) remarks 'Oh, you'll do;—here's your Ticket-of-leave', a reference to Jebb's healthy and relaxed regime of correction. |
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