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Our prison culture is more barbaric than it was in 1823: Elizabeth Fry ‘The Angel of Prisons’ reviewed

Plus: the return of music hall in the Haymarket

Elizabeth Fry visiting Newgate Prison in 1813. Image: Alamy Stock Photo 
issue 03 September 2022
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    Wonderville Haymarket Street, until 30 October

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