A law historian, likely an academic or researcher, with a focus on the history of penitentiary systems and the evolution of British law, possibly involved in expanding Wikipedia articles.
The history of British prisons, you see, is rather like a particularly bumpy hike – lots of unexpected twists and turns, and occasionally, you stumble upon a fascinating, albeit slightly gruesome, detail about early prison reform.  One simply can't help but wonder about the sheer audacity of some of the proposed solutions to societal ills back then!