EP037 INSIDE THE GATES OF HELL

Prison is never nice, but the Victorian prison of Port Arthur in Van Diemen’s Land combined starvation, deprivation, desperation, and isolation. It was considered a hell on Earth. This episode covers: * Intro & reviews.* Guest podcast promo’s* A vision of a better future.* Reality check – isolation and mental health* Narrowly avoiding prison* The problems of institutionalisation* Post release problems* A modern inmate speaks out.* Convict labour, exploitation capitalism, big companies, echos of slavery.* The convict melting pot* A dispossible labour force.* Convicts and convict ancestors – image and identity in Australia.* The unfortunate Hannah Herbert, an epitaph If you want to get in touch, I’d love to hear from you. You can email me at [email protected], follow me on twitter @ageofvictoria, visit the website at www.ageofvictoriapodcast.com. The show also has a facebook page and group. Just search for Age of Victoria. Don’t forget to leave a review on Apple Podcasts, it takes less time than making a coffee. You can also subscribe for free on most major podcast apps. If you want to support the show on patreon, or you can go to Patreon and search for age of victoria podcast or my name. Take care and bye for now.