In the early 1800s, Elizabeth Fry visited female prisoners in London's Newgate Prison. It was there that she discovered appalling conditions for women and their children. Watch to learn more about how the Bible influenced Elizabeth Fry and inspired her to work tirelessly for prison reform. | Museum of the Bible

In the early 1800s, the horrific conditions and brutality of the English prison system was taken for granted—with the conditions ignored! Elizabeth Fry was determined to do something about it. She was a Quaker, and was passionate about reading the Bible herself, and making the Bible accessible to those in need. The daughter of a prominent banking family and the wife of a successful tea dealer, she used her influence to visit female prisoners in London’s Newgate Prison—where she discovered appall