King's Bench Prison
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king-s-bench-prison-175-12767327
title:
King's Bench Prison
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The King's Bench Prison was a prison in Southwark, south London, England, from medieval times until it closed in 1880. It took its name from the King's Bench court of law in which cases of defamation, bankruptcy and other misdemeanours were heard; as such, the prison was often used as a debtor's prison until the practice was abolished in the 1860s. In 1842, it was renamed the Queen's Bench Prison, and became the Southwark Convict Prison in 1872.
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Former prison in Southwark, London
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Bench_Prison
date created:
2007-01-04T16:21:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T09:25:40Z
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