The fact is that if in a French central prison the inmates are perhaps more dependent upon the fancies and caprices of the governor and the warders than they seem to be in English prisons, the treatment of the prisoners is far more humane than it is in the corresponding lock-ups on this side of the Channel.
Kropotkin compares the treatment of prisoners in French and English prisons, noting a more humane approach in France.
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