Wellington Prison (c.1927) (5)

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Wellington Prison (c.1927) (5)

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"Abandon hope all ye who enter here." - Dante. The 85yr.old jail (aka Mt Crawford Prison), described in 2011 by then-Corrections Minister Judith Collins as "a disgrace", was closed late 2012. Four convicted murderers were hanged by the state on portable gallows which were erected in the corner of the prison in the 1930s. But its style of impri...

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Date created

2012-12-09

Creator

PhilBee NZ (social historian)

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Te Ara Flickr Pool

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/62111227@N08/11721765866/in/pool-teara/

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Mount Crawford,

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