VPRS 522 Photographs of Prisoners

Prisoners, whose prison sentence was longer than six months, were photographed at the start and end of their imprisonment. The practice of taking photographs of prisoners commenced circa 1872. Photographs were in addition to the detailed physical descriptions entered in the register and served as an aid to identify the prisoner in case of escape, for example.Only prisoners at Pentridge and Melbourne Gaol were photographed.Photograghs of prisoners also appear in some units of VPRS 515 Male Prisoner Register.

本数据集收录刑期超过六个月的囚犯，分别于其入狱初期与服刑末期拍摄肖像照片。囚犯拍照建档的惯例始于约1872年。此类照片为囚犯登记册中已录入的详尽身体特征描述之外的补充资料，可在囚犯脱逃等场景下辅助身份识别。仅彭特里奇监狱（Pentridge）与墨尔本监狱（Melbourne Gaol）的囚犯留存有此类照片。部分VPRS 515男性囚犯登记册中亦收录有囚犯肖像照片。