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James Neild (4 June 1744 – 16 February 1814)[1] was an English jeweller and prison reformer. While he was supported by two particular friends, Weeden Butler and John Coakley Lettsom, his efforts were distinct from those of John Howard, and the Quaker group including Elizabeth Fry.[2]
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Richard H. Condon, James Neild, Forgotten Reformer, Studies in Romanticism Vol. 3, No. 4 (Summer, 1964), pp. 240–251, at p. 250. Published by: Boston University. doi:10.2307/25599625. JSTOR 25599625.