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Description

The Youth Institution at Linton, was built for just under $5 million, and introduced a new concept in “treating’ its inmates. The Institution accommodated 96 permanent male residents between 15 - 23 years of age. It also had a 24-cell remand unit for males of the same age group.

Identification

Object type
Image
Relation
Public Photograph Collection Bg 18
Date
March 10, 1979
Digitisation ID
2009N_Bg18_BUI_2697
Held In
Coolstore

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