Document - Parlement De Provence - Règlement Pour Les Prisons - 1745

Arrest of the Parliament of Provence concerning regulations for the prisons.
Aix, Widow of J. David & Esprit David, 1745.
Large in-folio placard (approx. 50 × 37 cm), 2 pages, blank verso.

Rare regulation of the Parliament of Provence detailing the administration of prisons in 1745: obligations of the jailer and the concierge, visiting regime, prohibitions of corruption, management of supplies, record-keeping, treatment of criminal and civil prisoners, entries and releases, disciplinary sanctions. Printed signature Tamisier. Document intended for display, preserved here in very good condition for this type of document, with old folds and some marginal wear without loss of text.

Rare. Interesting for the history of justice, police, and Provençal institutions in the 18th century.