The information used in this paper about the treatment of prisoners on the prison ships known as hulks. The information gathered for thus paper from books are from Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. The websites used were the University of Michigan English department and Tulane University’s web journals. The three websites from the University of Michigan focused on public executions, treatment of prisoners and prisons in Victorian England. The two websites from Tulane University were the web journals by Audrey Rodeman and Kevin Tuballes. All of these books and websites contributed to the information and quotes incorporated in this paper.

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