Old hulks of English warships were first used as prisons when the American War of Independence closed the shores of the colonies to the convict-exile and rendered some additional prison space in England immediately necessary. Used as prisons of war: many American prisoners were confined there after the War of 1812,--loathsome places of durance from which escape was difficult. They were also used for temporary detention of prisoners sentenced to penal servitude in the colonies over seas.] ENGLISH DEBTOR’S PRISONS AND PRISONS OF WAR FRENCH WAR PRISONS AMERICAN WAR PRISONS WITH REFERENCES TO THOSE OF OTHER LANDS…
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