Went to prison
Today I have been to Fremantle prison, really exciting in there actually! The prison was closed down in 1991 and is now open for visitors and it is a huuge tourist attraction in Freo. I went on a guided tour wich was really good and informative. As you walked round inside the prison you could really feel the angsiety and stress that the prisoners must have gone through. The prison cells were tiny and they were often shared, two people in one small cell. I was amazed by the fact that this prison was still running during my lifetime, it just felt so bizarre because the prison was so unhygenical and badly kept. Seeing the prison today realy got me thinking about what some people go through..
As I am now sitting in front of the computer, late afternoon, a storm is brewing outside. I actually got caught in it on my way home from town and it was not the best thing yet, haha. So looks like Dessie is going to have to be without a walk today cause I am not going out again in this weather!
Some pics from today:
This is one of the divisions of the prison and all the doors are obviously cell- doors. As you can see there is a net tied to the bars opposite the doors. It was called the suicide net and was there to prevent people from jumping. In the cells there were no toilets, only buckets, one bucket per cell. In the mornings when the guards where at the bottom of the stairs, prisoners would throw their buckets at the guards so that is allso why the net is handy. It did however not prevent the contents of the buckets from hitting the guards (!)
This is the isolation cell, where prisoners went who had behaved badly. They stayed in the cell 23 hours a day. Many of the cells did not have lights in them so many of the prisoners kept in there got problems with there eyes and allso with their mental health since they could not keep track of time. 2 years is the longest time a prisoner has spent in there.
This is a typical prison cell at the fremantle prison.
As I am now sitting in front of the computer, late afternoon, a storm is brewing outside. I actually got caught in it on my way home from town and it was not the best thing yet, haha. So looks like Dessie is going to have to be without a walk today cause I am not going out again in this weather!
Some pics from today:
This is one of the divisions of the prison and all the doors are obviously cell- doors. As you can see there is a net tied to the bars opposite the doors. It was called the suicide net and was there to prevent people from jumping. In the cells there were no toilets, only buckets, one bucket per cell. In the mornings when the guards where at the bottom of the stairs, prisoners would throw their buckets at the guards so that is allso why the net is handy. It did however not prevent the contents of the buckets from hitting the guards (!)
This is the isolation cell, where prisoners went who had behaved badly. They stayed in the cell 23 hours a day. Many of the cells did not have lights in them so many of the prisoners kept in there got problems with there eyes and allso with their mental health since they could not keep track of time. 2 years is the longest time a prisoner has spent in there.
This is a typical prison cell at the fremantle prison.
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Postat av: Anonym
went to SE at lunchtime, all ok, though the flowers on the table are somewhat wilted and the apples in the fruitbowl are probably past their sell-by date. the radiators are now ventilated. two of yr neighbours on your floor have'nt yet done it, so your flat was not the last! written on the list to say it's done. loads of post on the floor - what do you want to do about that? / love / dad
Postat av: Bacio
Oj. Se till att vara laglig sålie! :)
Postat av: Sophie
what sort of post is that then?
Postat av: Carmen
hehehe roligt det hade varit om det fortfarande satt fångar i cellerna när ni fick gå runt.. eller inte :D hoppas du har det bra so och jag kan knappt bärga mig innan jag får åka oxå... iiwiwwwwww!
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