The British started a penal colony at Botany Bay for criminals in 1788.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The British administration was one of the first administrations to think of the isolation of criminals from the rest of the society in order to keep the society unaffected and free from the influence of the criminals.
To implement this thought, the British chose the Botany Bay in Australia where they established their first penal colony.
It was from 1788 to 1868 that more than 1,60,000 criminals were moved by the British to various penal colonies in Australia.
