Paparua Men's Prison: A Social and Political History

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 incarc...

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Main Author: Symon, Toni
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Social and Political Sciences 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/7775