What I was surprised by the crime and punishments during the Victorian Era was it was not as bad as you would of thought . Every inmate had their own cel . Today inmates are all crowded up with two to three cell inmates. When you think of a jail you would think of it as being nasty and horrible place but I think that during this time having your own cell and keeping inmates from talking to each other made things less dirtier than having a jail all cramped up . Even thought executions were still public I would think they would of stopped people from watching hanging happening. Police back them seen to not many rules to follow and did their own thing so I can image that some inmates were convicted on accusations only .