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Thread ID: 100799 2009-06-20 22:01:00 Shipping container jail cells somebody (208) PC World Chat
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784210 2009-06-20 22:01:00 www.stuff.co.nz

This seems like a brilliant idea to me - shipping containers are strong, cheap, and well insulated (the refrigerated ones anyway). Plus, getting inmates to help build them will give them skills which are useful when they get out. Of course, they will have to be closely supervised to make sure they aren't deliberately sabotaging the build quality, but it could work.
somebody (208)
784211 2009-06-20 22:23:00 www.stuff.co.nz

This seems like a brilliant idea to me - shipping containers are strong, cheap, and well insulated (the refrigerated ones anyway). Plus, getting inmates to help build them will give them skills which are useful when they get out. Of course, they will have to be closely supervised to make sure they aren't deliberately sabotaging the build quality, but it could work.

Not a bad idea, you'd just have to make sure they don't build a way out too.
davidmmac (4619)
784212 2009-06-20 22:25:00 Use the standard metal ones, damn hot in summer freezing cold in winter after all it's not mean to be a 5* hotel gary67 (56)
784213 2009-06-20 23:34:00 A shipping container jail cell in NZ? That sounds less flasher than my room. In NZ??? No way. The inmates need their 5 star luxuries. After all, it's NZ. --Wolf-- (128)
784214 2009-06-20 23:35:00 A shipping container jail cell in NZ? That sounds less flasher than my room. In NZ??? No way. The inmates need their 5 star luxuries. After all, it's NZ.

www.inhabitat.com
somebody (208)
784215 2009-06-21 00:02:00 I can almost hear the civil liberty screams from here.

Oh.... There they go:-
home.nzcity.co.nz
Sweep (90)
784216 2009-06-21 00:06:00 I believe that this could work, of course in future you could stack em' up if you get short on room, there are problems though, such as prisoners need a window and also the fact that they could make weapons with the work materials...

They also need a toilet i believe and possibly a writing bench???...
ill post a sketch soon.....anyone got a link to that image hosting site people use.... lol
ZapperBoy10647 (11988)
784217 2009-06-21 00:17:00 Just insert image into your post or use this (http://imagef1.net.nz/) gary67 (56)
784218 2009-06-21 08:47:00 www.stuff.co.nz

This seems like a brilliant idea to me - shipping containers are strong, cheap, and well insulated (the refrigerated ones anyway). Plus, getting inmates to help build them will give them skills which are useful when they get out. Of course, they will have to be closely supervised to make sure they aren't deliberately sabotaging the build quality, but it could work.

insulated shipping containers are not cheap !
the ones shown on tv where not insulated. either prisoners are going to be freezing cold or the dept is going to have a HUGE heating bill.
tweak'e (69)
784219 2009-06-21 08:58:00 insulated shipping containers are not cheap !
the ones shown on tv where not insulated. either prisoners are going to be freezing cold or the dept is going to have a HUGE heating bill.

Not really, put the containers with prisoners on a container ship bound for Somalia..........let the pirates sort them out.
Terry Porritt (14)
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