Corrections in Canada: An Interactive Timeline

From punishment to penance
Pre-1920

BALL & CHAIN: A 19th-century ball & chain with a Darby-style restraint. Weight = 6.8kgs (15 lbs). Restraints such as these were used when transporting inmates outside the walls of the penitentiary or on inmates who were considered escape risks.

BALL & CHAIN: A 19th-century ball & chain with a Darby-style restraint. Weight = 6.8kgs (15 lbs). Restraints such as these were used when transporting inmates outside the walls of the penitentiary or on inmates who were considered escape risks.