Throw Away the Key! A History of Gloucestershire Prisons & Prisoners
Have you ever wondered about the history of Gloucestershire’s prisons, and the many thousands of inmates who have been detained in them? Have a look at our online exhibition, and explore the prison institutions and the lives of the prisoners; for some, the term “Throw away the key!” was, in fact, very much what happened to them, especially those in the historic Debtors’ Prisons of old.