The last public execution in France 1939 An essay written in 1957 arguing for the abolition of capital punishment. Attachments Reflections on the Guillotine.pdf (2.54 MB) France prisons philosophy Albert Camus PDF Comments
Camus, Albert and the anarchists Organise! magazine looks at the life and work of the great thinker and writer, Albert Camus, and his close relationship with the French and…
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1973: Prisoners Take Control of Walpole Prison In 1973 inmates at Walpole prison took advantage of a prison guards strike to take control of the day to day running of the facility.
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