House of correction

The house of correction was a type of establishment built after the passing of the Poor Relief Act 1601, places where those who were "unwilling to work", including vagrants and beggars, were set to work. The building of houses of correction came after the passing of an amendment to the Elizabethan Poor Law.[1] However the houses of correction were not considered a part of the Elizabethan Poor Law system because the Act distinguished between settled poor and wandering poor.

A Harlot's Progress by William Hogarth. Moll Hackabout beats hemp in Bridewell Prison
  1. ^ "The 1601 Elizabethan Poor Law". www.victorianweb.org. Retrieved 18 November 2018.