Verbatim transcript of an interview with Father Robert McGregor, Chaplain, Fremantle Prison from 1986 - [oral history] / / interviewer: Arthur Tonkin

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AuthorMcGregor, Robert, Father, 1929-; Fitzgerald, Criena; Tonkin, ArthurDescriptionIdentification and biographical details -- Catholic upbringing -- Work for a wool-shipping firm, then an advertising agency before entering the priesthood (Oblates of Mary Immaculate) -- Missionary work -- What makes a criminal -- Standards and values -- Purpose of a prison -- Views on the death penalty -- Purpose of long-term imprisonment -- A dehumanising system -- Thoughts on Fremantle Prison -- Impact of prison on prisoners and their families -- Preparing a prisoner for release -- Alternatives to prisons -- Scapegoats -- Prison chaplain from 1986 -- Description of the Catholic chapel in the prison -- Prison riot -- Differences between short and long-term prisoners -- Privacy -- Prison meals -- Sunday Mass -- Other chaplains -- Prison routine -- Money -- Oblates and prisonsImprint1991CollationTranscript (42 leaves)Series Title Fremantle Prison oral history projectLanguageEnglishDate Published1991NotesInterview conducted by Arthur Tonkin on 21 May 1990 and Criena Fitzgerald in April 1991. Transcription by: Sheana Masterson. Access: Research: open -- Publication: written permission of Father McGregor 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 2230/13Dewey ClassOH/ MCGAudio FormatUnknown

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PeopleRobert McGregor (Fr.)SubjectFremantle Prison - Officials and EmployeesOblates of Mary ImmaculatePrisonersFremantle Prison - Conservation and restorationCollectionOral History Collection