Pentridge prison: a violent past and complicated present
- Author
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Published
- Tue 12 Oct 2021
- Episode Link
- https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/the-history-listen/pentridge-prison/13570198
There's a brutal history behind the imposing walls of Melbourne's Pentridge prison, stretching from 1851 right up until its closure in 1997. Today there's a playground, supermarket, cinema and apartments on site – but not everyone's happy about it. Those who know Pentridge best offer their answers to a difficult question: how should you treat a site with such a violent past?
