Peel's penal reforms in the 1820s

• What did Peel believe in?

  He believed in preventing crime and reforming criminals and sympathised with reformers like Elizabeth Fry
• How many crimes were now punishable by death under Peel?

  100
• What act did Peel persuade parliament to pass and when?

  In 1823, he persuaded the parliament to pass the Goals Act where prisoners were allowed regular visits, goalers should be paid and that female prisoners get female wardens
• Why did Peel's act not work well?

  It didn't work well because the inspectors were not paid therefore it was not properly checked and they could be easily bribed
• When did Robert peel end the bloody code?

  He ended it in 1825