EPISODE · Mar 29, 2022 · 21 MIN
The silent prison: Pentridge and the panopticon
from Look History in the Eye, Melbourne · host Archaeologists Adam Ford and Geoff Hewitt.
The Silent Prison, Episode 1 of the podcast Look History in the Eye is about the convergence of ideology and design. Pentridge Prison in Melbourne, and its on-site panopticons, were the physical manifestation of criminal reform ideas in the 1800s. Radical concepts were designed into the architectural vision for the prison and introduced a method we now know as one of mankind’s most brutal forms of punishment. Interviews with Melbourne archaeologists Adam Ford and Geoff Hewitt. Presented by Kate Follington and Public Record Office Victoria This podcast is produced by Public Record Office Victoria the archive of the state government of Victoria. To view the podcast homepage and all episodes, and to view records related to this episode go to https://prov.vic.gov.au/look-history-eye-podcast
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The Silent Prison, Episode 1 of the podcast Look History in the Eye is about the convergence of ideology and design. Pentridge Prison in Melbourne, and its on-site panopticons, were the physical manifestation of criminal reform ideas in the 1800s. Radical concepts were designed into the architectural vision for the prison and introduced a method we now know as one of mankind’s most brutal forms of punishment. Interviews with Melbourne archaeologists Adam Ford and Geoff Hewitt. Pr...
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