1700 to c.1900. These included common crimes ... The government needed the import duties and saw smuggling as a serious crime. The punishment for smuggling was the death penalty.

In 1603, King James VI of Scotland also became King James I of England. James I was a Protestant, but many Catholics hoped that they would be able to worship more freely under his reign.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Since the first US prisons opened in the 1700s, their purpose has always been removing individuals from society to prevent future crime. And you could say the same ...