Original: Convict Voyages ( 1 ) : Overview , by Anthony Vaver , Early American Crime , January 6 , 2009 In the 16th century in England , the state first tried to give housing to vagrants instead of punishing them , by introducing bridewells to take vagrants and train them for a profession .
Simplified: History In the sixteenth century in England , the state first tried to give housing to vagrants instead of punishing them .