1962 Press Photo Bortsal Near Hockley For Persistent Female Offenders

Borstal for persistent girl offenders.: The first inmates will arrive at a new Borstal for persistent girl offenders 21 at Bullwoo', near Hockley, Essex, girls will face hard work and strict in what the Home Office calls a coure "Boratal. It will house 96 offenders - from six months to two years. Photo shows A girl seen in the Punishment Block Exercise yard, whose walls are surmounted with barbed wire.

Photo measures 8.25 x 10 inches.

Photo is dated 05-16-1962.



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