Wednesday, March 19, 2008



Though I may be being silly here, we visited the Old Geelong Gaol (pronounced jail). It was open until 1991, when it was closed because the facilities were nothing short of appalling. The housing was inhumane and prisoners lived in absolute squalor. The cells were absolutely disgusting and the outdoor shower was humiliating. This prison was/is located in the middle of the city, so the brick walls and barbed wire were used to stop escapes. They keep this as a tourist attraction to remind them that all human beings need to be treated as human, no matter their crimes against society.

1 comment:

Wonder Woman said...

Wish I could agree with your beautiful heart... in any case it does make you think....

OUCH!