In late-18th-century Britain, people were hanged for petty offences, yet
crime was rife. The gaols were bursting and over-flow prisoners were
kept in notorious 'hulks: rotting old ships moored offshore. Out of
this situation was born the 'solution .'The Sydney Experiment':
criminals perceived to 'damage' British society would be transported
to Australia. Thus Sydney was founded as an open-air prison' with 'walls 14,000 miles thick'.
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