Separate Prison
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Separate Prison is a historic 19th-century penal facility at Port Arthur in Tasmania, Australia, known for its use of solitary confinement and psychological punishment as part of a "separate system" of incarceration.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage site
ⓘ
historic prison building ⓘ penal facility ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century penal architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial penal system
ⓘ
Port Arthur penal colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century architecture in Australia
ⓘ
convict heritage of Australia ⓘ prisons in Tasmania ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
interpretive exhibit on penal history
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| designedFor |
isolation of prisoners from each other
ⓘ
reform through contemplation ⓘ |
| governingLaw | British colonial penal regulations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Australian National Heritage List place
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Arthur Historic Site World Heritage property NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
Port Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| management | Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
individual exercise yards
ⓘ
radial cell blocks ⓘ separate chapel stalls ⓘ silent system regime ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Port Arthur Historic Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Arthur penal settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalPhilosophy | isolation and silence ⓘ |
| penalSystem | separate system ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | conserved historic structure ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of 19th-century penal reform ideas
ⓘ
example of separate system prison design in Australia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1840s ⓘ |
| state | Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme | history of punishment and reform ⓘ |
| tourismType |
dark tourism site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| town | Port Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
incarceration of convicts
ⓘ
psychological punishment ⓘ solitary confinement ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | guided tours ⓘ |
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