They stripped the hills bare
Leaving only the compound
stretching for the sun
The pines held the prisoners
And played them muted
lullabies, chasing the past away
They left the clay banks
Unfinished and untidy
as an added punishment
Arohata is a women’s prison in Wellington, New Zealand. Arohata means “the bridge” in Maori and indicates a wish to provide a bridge between past offending and a future in the wider community.
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