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Boggo Road Gaol

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Australian Prisons
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Latitude
-27.4951
Longitude
153.029
Start Date
1883
End Date
1992

Description

The first cellblock opened at Boggo Road in 1883 to receive male prisoners. In 1903 a prison was built at the site to hold female prisoners; this cellblock became known as the No. 2 Division, and is the only building that still exists?today. There were 42 hangings at Boggo Road Gaol before Queensland became the first part of the British Commonwealth to abolish capital punishment in 1922. New prison buildings replaced the old No. 1 Division in the 1960s. During the 1970s the gaol became notorious throughout Australia for its appalling conditions, which inspired a number of protests. The prison closed in 1992. Since then No. 2 Division has been home to the Boggo Road Gaol Museum. In 2010 the site was redeveloped into the Boggo Road Urban Village, although the heritage-listed No. 2 Division remains in place and can be visited by the public on tours that detail the gaol's history.

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