Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

The trainees accepted the challenge. One commenced duty as a cook,
another became his assistant. One started in the laundry and two others
commenced cleaning the dormitory section. The remainder moved out
into the fields.
The trainee is treated as a person with a life and character of his own.
He is given free access to Chaplains and encouraged to receive visits
from friends and relations.
All were determined to make a success of this venture.
CONCLUSION
Through careful planning, co-operation and many months of hard work,
an area previously covered with sandhills and stunted mallee has been
cleared and graded and replaced by a centre incorporating modern
buildings.
Since 18 th
January, 1960, four months ago, a transformation has taken
place. The land surrounding the staff quarters and other buildings has
been prepared and is now covered with lawns and landscape features.
Adjoining the buildings a vegetable garden and cover crops of barley and
pastures were established, the growth of this being dependent on the
domestic water supply.
This discloses a scheme the finest and most modern of its kind in
Australia.
The system is based on self discipline and designed to encourage a sense
of responsibility from the trainees. It also encourages them to use the
freedom accorded them without abusing it.
The conditions generally at the Cadell training Centre resemble closely
those of a normal life and play a most important part in the social
readjustment of the offender.
This Department has played its part, therefore the success of the
scheme will depend on the co-operation of the trainee.
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THE YEARS BETWEEN
May, 1960 – 1 st
November, 1962)
Foreword to ‘The Years Between’, this being a supplement to The
Cadell Training Centre distributed at the opening of the Cadell Training
Centre. The supplement covered the period from the opening to 1
November 1962.
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