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Obsessive curiosity helped turn pie shop into prison museum
When William Radcliffe dug up leg irons in his backyard at Port Arthur,
Continue readingCrafty prisoners restore century-old Huon pine boat to former glory
Over the past nine months Richard and a group of fellow inmates have restored
Continue readingInmate dies at Tasmania’s Risdon Prison, police say no suspicious circumstances
A 55-year-old male inmate dies at Tasmania's Risdon Prison overnight,
Continue readingSkid row: Not enough underwear, too many rabbits at Risdon Prison
A shortage of underwear and problems with rabbits, ducks and cockatoos
Continue readingNew Hobart mother-baby prison unit has homely touch
New mother-baby and minimum security units at Risdon Women's Prison are
Continue readingMan who burnt down Peacock Centre to be held indefinitely
A Hobart man who burnt down the Peacock Centre mental health facility
Continue readingShopkeeper killing prompts urgent review of prisoner discharge process
The Tasmanian Government orders an urgent investigation into the process
Continue reading‘Brutal’ killing shows urgent need for prison mental health review, advocates say
There should be an urgent government review after a man with schizophrenia
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