Prisons Overseas, Deportation and Colonization: British and American Prisons Today, by Arthur Griffiths, is an extended study of the problem of punishment and the serving of punishment as an important component of justice in Great Britain and the United States of America in the early twentieth century. The author examines the history and system of the prison service, and also draws attention to the problems associated with the deportation of criminals and the colonization of new territories. This book helps to better understand the socio-cultural and legal aspects of the impact of the prison on society in developed countries during the imperial heyday.