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Entrance to The Clink prison museum, with a blue plaque commemorating the original prison. The Clink was a prison in Southwark, England, which operated from the 12th century until 1780. The prison served the Liberty of the Clink, a local manor area owned by the Bishop of Winchester rather than by the reigning monarch
Clink Street is a street in Bankside, London, UK, between Southwark Cathedral and the Globe Theatre. Narrow, dark and cobbled, it is best known as the historic location of the notorious Clink Prison , giving rise to the slang phrase 'in the clink', meaning 'in prison'.
The most famous was the Clink prison, which had a debtor's entrance in Stoney Street. This prison gave rise to the British slang term for being incarcerated in any prison, hence "in the clink". Its location also gave rise to the term for being financially embarrassed, "stoney broke". [citation needed]
The Liberty of the Clink was an area in Southwark, on the south bank of the River Thames, opposite the City of London. Although situated in Surrey the liberty was exempt from the jurisdiction of the county's sheriff and was under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of Winchester who was usually either the Chancellor or Treasurer of the King.
The organisation takes its name from "clink", a slang generic term for prison or a jail cell, which in turn is derived from The Clink, a historic prison in Southwark.. The first Clink Restaurant opened in 2009 at HMP High Down in Surrey, [1] when Alberto Crisci, then catering manager, identified the need for formal training, qualifications and support for prisoners in finding a job after release.
Prison slang is an argot used primarily by criminals and detainees in correctional institutions. It is a form of anti-language. [1] Many of the terms deal with criminal behavior, incarcerated life, legal cases, street life, and different types of inmates. Prison slang varies depending on institution, region, and country. [2] Prison slang can be ...
Greenwood was arrested on 8 October 1586, [2] along with 20 others, when their service was raided in the house of Henry Martin in the parish of St Andrew-by- the Wardrobe, and held in the Clink prison. [3] Greenwood was interrogated at the Newgate Sessions under the 1581 Recusancy Act, fined £260 and moved to the Fleet Prison.
Barrow visited him in the Clink prison on 19 November and was not allowed to leave. The pair were indicted under the Recusancy Act 1581 at the 1588 Newgate Sessions, fined £260, then moved to the Fleet prison. [11] The Archbishop's men now went beyond catching the congregation while meeting, and started raiding individual's home.