Scope and Contents The manuscript record book lists by date the name of each prisoner committed to the prison along with the crime for which he was committed, and has columns headed "where committed" and "how committed". Under "where committed" is indicated the institution to which the prisoner was sent; in addition to the Parish Prison, there are also entries for the Workhouse, the Police Jail, the House of Refuge, and the Insane Asylum. Apparently these other facilities shared quarters or were adjacent to...