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People had to beg for food. At the clink prison, a grill was provided for this purpose. When they could not get money through begging, prisoners were often reduced to eating anything they could to survive, even to catching and eating rats. Picture taken Clink Museum London 2007.

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28th Aug 2007 by Diane Earl

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History

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Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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gaol prison keep bars arrest crime criminal justice court punish punishment starve sentence clink jail beg food rat

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