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In June 2007 it was announced that a new six-storey prison building and a four-storey accommodation block would be built on the southern side of the building by 2011, adding 450 beds. The
Auckland Central Remand Facility was then amalgamated into a new Mt Eden Corrections Facility. The plan was for
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Gunners were brought in to help quell the mayhem and reinforce NZ Corrections staff and NZ Police officers. Chaos ensued as prisoners burnt much of the prison, including the prison records. The riot was a sensational event for the pupils and staff of the two neighbouring boys' secondary schools,
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around the complex disappeared and was replaced by high and secure walls. There was some criticism of the proposed height of the new prison building, which at up to 30 metres (98 ft) is visible from the nearby motorway viaduct and towers over the surrounding area, which has a 15-metre
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England. Its design consisted of wings radiating from the centre like the spokes of a wheel. This allowed for control from the centre and "a new mode of obtaining power of mind over mind", an application of the
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The redevelopment included a secure gatehouse, a visitor centre and a multilevel carpark added to the structure. Tunnels link the different sections. The
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the old prison to be converted to administrative space, in accordance with its heritage classification. To date it has not happened and lays dormant.
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The
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decided that contract management would again be implemented at
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was hanged for poisoning his wife
Beatrice. There were few escapes but a song was written about one famous escaper,
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The prison has a colourful history. Prisoners were executed there and it was the site of New
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Two prison facilities in Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
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252:(1874–1960), highwayman from New Plymouth
71:The original Mount Eden prison was a military
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738:The fall of the house of Dotcom (23 Nov 2014)
524:Fifty Years at Grammar or Tales Out of School
357:Mount Eden Corrections Facility Redevelopment
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441:Binning, Elizabeth (15 June 2007).
678:"Serco to pay $ 8m to Corrections"
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538:New Zealand Herald, 13 July 2005.
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36:The old Mt Eden prison exterior.
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608:Appleby, Luke (16 July 2015).
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174:Auckland Central Remand Prison
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