<<<In a message dated 28/06/2004 17:20:02 GMT Daylight Time, norwood38@btopenworld.com writes: 1. Was there any difference between a Convict Prison and what I may term as an ordinary Prison in 1881?. 2. Are there web sites where I may be able to find information which may lead me to find out when and where the crime was committed, what the crime was and the sentence handed down?>>> 1. Prisons over Two Centuries http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/docs/prishist.html 2. The Black Sheep & Police Index http://www.lightage.demon.co.uk/ Regards Stan Mapstone