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Criminology Presentation How does this examination of the Prison Medical Service, challenge conventional ideas around the role of the Medical Service Providers in prison? Introduction Prisons before the 19th Century were dreadful places. Sim, J explains how all types of people were locked up together in damp, dirty and unhygienic conditions. Prisons were overcrowded and there were no toilets or washing facilities for the prisoners who were often only in there for petty offenses and if lucky to be able to survive their sentence, end up leaving ill and unhealthy. The bad conditions caused diseases and illnesses to spread, because diet was low and food was poor, prisoners were weak and more susceptible to disease. Reform Already in the 18th Century reformers had recognized that Gaols were cruel unfair and inefficient as pointed out by Sim, J. The work of reformers such as John Howard, Sir George and Elizabeth Fry led to Sir Robert Peel...

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