Saturday, August 12, 2006

Mobilong Independent Living Units: New Innovations in Australian Prison Architecture

Corrections Today Magazine Volume:68 Issue:3 June 2006 Pages:58 to 61
PDF - http://www.aca.org/fileupload/177/prasannak/grant_Web.pdf
Elizabeth Grant
"This article describes the design of the new Mobilong Prison in South Australia, the first medium-security security prison to house inmates in self-contained duplexes. In 2004, the Department for Correctional Services decided to undertake radical and innovative changes to set a new standard for correctional facilities. The resulting correctional facility development contains 10 duplex housing units that have 5 bedrooms arranged around a common living space that includes a kitchen, bathroom, and securable veranda area. Five inmates live in each duplex to allow for group voting processes." [Abstract]