The Model Prison

September 24, 2008 by Greg
Filed under: Outside of Hobart 

(c)hobartdaily.com - Looking down the main corridor of the Model Prison at Port Arthur

Looking down the main corridor of the Model Prison at Port Arthur

Updated: When the model prison was built there were new ideas about how to reform criminals and it was thought that physical punishment only hardened the prisoners. On the otherhand in a quiet ordered atmosphere they could contemplate their sins and change their lives. With this in mind a new kind of prison was designed to deliver the system known as the model or Seperate Prison. In was thought with breaking down the prisoners individually, religion and ordered work they could be reformed.

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2 Comments on The Model Prison

  1. Sherry on Thu, 25th Sep 2008 5:28 pm
  2. What is a model prison? I love the composition of your photo!

  3. Greg on Thu, 25th Sep 2008 10:46 pm
  4. Hi Sherry, me too. It has to be one of my favorite photos that i have posted here. I have updated the post with a little more information. Basically the model or separate prison was a new design of prison combining breaking down the prisoners individuality, religion and work.

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