Verbatim transcript of an interview with Kenneth Posney: Fremantle Prison Probation and Parole Service [oral history] / / interviewer: Criena Fitzgerald

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AuthorPosney, Kenneth Robert, 1939-; Fitzgerald, CrienaCorporate AuthorJ.S. Battye Library of West Australian History Oral History UnitDescriptionBorn in the USA -- Father a prison warder in Detroit -- Growing up in Detroit -- After graduating from university, Kenneth was employed in Detroit as a welfare worker -- Migrated to Australia in 1969 -- Joined Probation and Parole Service in 69 -- Duties -- First impressions about Australian society, work ethics, prisoners -- Attitude of the warders to the Probation and Parole Service -- The "purple circle" -- Ronald Dodd -- Need for prison reform -- Governor's Pleasure -- Aboriginal prisoners -- Racial prejudice -- Drugs -- The prison bootshop and other workshops -- Role of an official Prison Visitor -- Prison language -- Pre-sentence reports -- The job of a probation officer -- Relationship with the police -- Alec Stewart -- Prisoners' privacy -- Life in prison -- The "birdman" of Fremantle Prison -- Community Service Orders -- The thin line between the officers and the criminals -- Halfway house for drug addicts -- Work on social programmes for the Fremantle City Council -- Lodging houses -- Impact of the America's Cup -- Paddy Troy -- The Prison Museum -- Closure of Fremantle PrisonImprintMagna Entertainment, 1992.Collation5 sound cassettes (270 min.) + Transcript (62 leaves) 1 port.Series Title Fremantle Prison oral history projectLanguageEnglishDate Published1992NotesInterview conducted by Criena Fitzgerald in February and March 1992. Transcription by: Sheana Masterson. Access: Research: open -- Publication: written permission of Kenneth Posney required. Transcript only held in the Fremantle City Library Local History Collection at the time of cataloguing. Index includedContent NoteSUPPORT MATERIAL: Original tapes and transcript held at the J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History. Oral History Unit -- Battye reference OH 2230/8Dewey ClassOH/POSAudio FormatCassetteDigital ItemNo

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Barcode30118000224059LocationOral History Collection

PeopleKenneth Robert PosneySubjectPrisonersFremantle Prison - Conservation and restorationFremantle Prison - Officials and EmployeesAlternatives to imprisonmentCollectionOral History Collection

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