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Paparua Men's Prison: A Social and Political History

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Title
Paparua Men's Prison: A Social and Political History
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University of Canterbury Library
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Situated amidst farmland 18 kilometres from the centre of Christchurch is Paparua men’s prison, one of New Zealand’s oldest and largest penal institutions. Prisoners have been housed at the Paparua site since 1915 and when the prison buildings were completed in 1925, around 120 prisoners were incarcerated there. Still at the same location where the two original wings continue to accommodate inmates, Paparua has the capacity for nearly 1,000 low to high-security male prisoners. Despite being a...

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Research paper
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Thesis
Thesis level
Masters
Date created
2012
Creator
Symon, Toni
URL
http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7775
Related subjects
Paparua / Christchurch Men's / New Zealand prison / prison history

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