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Hokitika Gaol

Closed 1926Low
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Aging · 5mo ago
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Capacity

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1866

Closed 1926

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Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1866

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

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Mailing

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World Prisons. (2026). Hokitika Gaol. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hokitika-gaol
Chicago
"Hokitika Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hokitika-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-hokitika-gaol,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Hokitika Gaol},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hokitika-gaol},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}