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Save Fairlea Women's Prison Campaign
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IdentifierUMA-AG-000000222Activities & OccupationsCommunity activistsHistoryThe Fairlea Women's Prison Coalition was formed in 1993 as a response to the Victorian Liberal Government's proposal to transfer female prisoners from Fairlea Prison to the maximum security section of Pentridge men's prison. On 25 July 1993 the Save Fairlea Women's Prison Coalition launched a public campaign and a 24 hour vigil staffed by volunteers to fight the closure. This campaign gained wide community support and the 24 hour vigil was the first of a number of public protests in support of stopping the transfer of Fairlea prisoners to the men's prison.
IdentifierUMA-AG-000000222Activities & OccupationsCommunity activistsHistoryThe Fairlea Women's Prison Coalition was formed in 1993 as a response to the Victorian Liberal Government's proposal to transfer female prisoners from Fairlea Prison to the maximum security section of Pentridge men's prison. On 25 July 1993 the Save Fairlea Women's Prison Coalition launched a public campaign and a 24 hour vigil staffed by volunteers to fight the closure. This campaign gained wide community support and the 24 hour vigil was the first of a number of public protests in support of stopping the transfer of Fairlea prisoners to the men's prison.Item
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Datec.1993-1996
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Source of DescriptionNo Women in Men's Prisons! No Private Prisons 1994 article by Catherine Gow
Save Fairlea Women's Prison Campaign (c.1993-1996), [UMA-AG-000000222]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 01/05/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/524384