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| 100 Years for New Zeland Prison |
| By stuff.co.nz |
| Published: 02/16/2010 |
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An infamous piece of Invercargill real estate turned 100 yesterday. However, there was little fanfare as Invercargill Prison reached the centenary of its opening on February 16, 1910, in Liffey St. A Department of Corrections spokeswoman said no formal acknowledgment of the date took place yesterday, but the milestone could be marked next month to coincide with a visit by Corrections Minister Judith Collins. Corrections national prisoner movement co-ordinator Phil Lister, who worked as a prison officer in Invercargill for 22 of his 36 years in the service, said the Invercargill Prison replaced the old Invercargill Gaol and site of Minnie Dean's 1895 hanging at the corner of Spey and Leven streets. It was one of four new prisons built after the turn of the century based on a "reformative detention" model, which took a rehabilitative approach to justice, he said. It was a model that met with mixed success. Read More. |
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