Oakalla Prison
The Oakalla Prison Farm was a model prison farm on 185 acres (75 ha) of land next to Deer Lake, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The Oakalla Prison Farm opened in 1912 and was initially designed to hold 150 men and 50 women. By the 1950s, the population was well over 1000. A working farm, the prison had its own dairy, vegetable gardens and livestock. [1]
In 1959 the last execution in British Columbia took place at Oakalla.[2]
Following a riot and mass escape in the late 80s, Oakalla was closed down in 1991 and was developed into a new residential housing development and an expansion of the park.[3]
Bibliography
Notes
- BC Farm Museum 2018
- Azpiri, Jon. "CRIME May 5, 2019 11:40 am EST 'Crime of passion': How a gay man became the last person to be executed in B.C." Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- Azpiri 2018
References
- Azpiri, Jon (31 Aug 2018). "How a bloody riot and massive prison break brought down Oakalla, B.C.'s most notorious jail". Global News. Corus News. Retrieved 9 December 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- BC Farm Museum (2018). "Oakalla Prison". BC Farm Museum. Retrieved November 29, 2018.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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