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Ashwell Prison: acquisition from War Office; experimental use as open prison for...

Catalogue reference: PCOM 9/2285

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This record is about the Ashwell Prison: acquisition from War Office; experimental use as open prison for... dating from 1955-1964 in the series Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Registered Papers: Series 2. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
PCOM 9/2285
Date
1955-1964
Description

Ashwell Prison: acquisition from War Office; experimental use as open prison for recidivists

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
A6748/1,4,7
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1353273/

Series information

PCOM 9

Prison Commission and Home Office, Prison Department: Registered Papers: Series 2

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