What should modern prisons look like? And how does prison architecture affect the behaviour, psychology, and relationships of prisoners, staff, and communities?

Join historians, plus criminology and architecture experts in conversation about designing prisons from the Tower of London to 21st-century sites.
Speakers
Christopher Liddle, Chairman of HLM Architects who have been at the forefront of custodial and justice design for more than 14 years.
Dominique Moran, Reader in carceral geography at the University of Birmingham, whose work is informed by criminology, prison sociology and geography.
Lauren Johnson writer, historian, Research Manager for historical interpretation company Past Pleasures.
Sally Dixon-Smith, Curator at the Tower of London, Historic Royal Palaces

The Curious Connections series invites historians and other experts to look at modern issues through stories from our palaces’ past.