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Prison barges are part of Britain’s imperial history

Originally published: Morning Star Online on June 2023 by Keith Flett (more by Morning Star Online) | (Posted Jun 15, 2023)

In 1848 black Chartist prisoners were kept on prison hulks—in 2023 asylum-seekers are to be kept on barges. Little changes for those the state wants to want to keep out of the way, writes KEITH FLETT.