DARTMOOR PRISON

French and American prisoners of war were issued with a woollen hat, jacket, trousers, and canvas shoes with wooden soles all of which were renewed every 18 months. We have a model of an early convict wearing a khaki jacket, trousers and a ‘forage' cap stamped with the distinctive black arrows we are all familiar with. Their boots had studs arranged in the shape of an arrow which left an imprint everywhere they walked and helped warders track down escapees. Prison clothing today is very informal and for good behaviour inmates are permitted to wear their own clothes... Visit Dartmoor Prison Museum, one of the UK's most famous prisons. Princetown, Devon, UK.

Also known as: DARTMOOR PRISON MUSEUM

Primary location: Princetown United Kingdom