The article offers information on Harriet Martineau, who is the most influential figures for contemporary prison reform. It is noted that she was born in June 1802 at Gurney Court, Magdalen Street, in Norwich, a city whose earliest reference is found on coins and on silver pennies coined by King Athelstan. It is noted that "Eastern Life, Present & Past" is one of the her prominent piece of wsriting published in 1848.