The Wood Street Counter (or Compter) was a London jail, primarily serving as a debtors prison, as well as those for misdemenors such as public drunkness (although some wealthier prisoners were able to obtain alcohol through bribery).
The Wood Street Counter (or Compter) was a London jail serving as a debtors prison, as well as those for misdemenors such as public drunkness (although some wealthier prisoners were able to obtain alcohol through bribery). This was primarily.