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- Title
- Paparua Men's Prison: A Social and Political History
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- Description
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
- Research format
- 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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