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Books/True Crime/Hard Place to Do Time The Story of Oakalla Prison, 1912-1991

Hard Place to Do Time The Story of Oakalla Prison, 1912-1991

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CrimeWorld HistoryTrue CrimeGrittyCanadian AuthorCanadian LiteratureEarly 20th Century1960s1970s1980s1990sLegal SystemLaw EnforcementNon-FictionInvestigative

True Crime

Hard Place to Do Time The Story of Oakalla Prison, 1912-1991

Earl Andersen

$6.95

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This is the inside story of Oakalla's many escapes, riots, hangings and other sensational events that made it one of the most notorious prisons in Canada. Started in 1912 and completed in 1914, Oakalla Prison was British Columbia's largest jail, with a daily count of more than 1,200 prisoners during its busiest years.

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Publisher

Hillpointe Pub.

Pages

191

Format

PAPERBACK

ISBN-13

9780969706908

ISBN-10

0969706901

Language

English

Published

1993-01-01

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