E158 | While humans have devised no shortage of ways to punish each other throughout history, the rise of the prison and incarceration as a method for dealing with crime is primarily a nineteenth century phenomenon. In this episode, Kent Schull discusses his recent book about the development of the Ottoman prison system and explores the lives of Ottoman prisoners.

Kent Schull is Associate Professor of History at State University of New York, Binghamton.
Chris Gratien is a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University researching the social and environmental history of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Middle East.

Ottoman History Podcast is a weekly internet radio program edited and produced by Chris Gratien.

More at: http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2014/06/prison-ottoman-empire-crime.html