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Sarah Island Penal Settlement

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Australian Prisons
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Latitude
-42.3882
Longitude
145.448
Start Date
1822
End Date
1833

Description

This penal station was established as a place for the worst convicts, particularly those who had escaped from other settlements. Despite its isolated condition, there were a considerable number of escape attempts from the island. Its most infamous escapee was Alexander Pearce, who managed to get away twice, and on both occasions cannibalised his fellow escapees. Convicts at the penal station were set to logging and shipbuilding, but the lack of suitable land for food production on the island led to high levels of malnutrition. Living conditions were also overcrowded and the imposition of floggings was common. Some prisoners preferred execution than a transfer to the island. The penal station was closed in 1833, with the remaining convicts transferred to Port Arthur. The settlement ruins - though not very well-preserved - are today a heritage site, along with the rest of the island.

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