Crofton system

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A system of prison administration involving firstly periods of solitary confinement, then work in the prison, followed by intermediate prisons, before freedom on ticket of leave.

Word forms

Crofton system

Etymology

Named after Sir Walter Crofton, Irish prison director.

Synonyms

Irish system
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