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Inside Cooma jail: The Australian facility that operated as a 'gay prison'

Law & Courts · February 15, 2023

Inside Cooma jail: The Australian facility that operated as a 'gay prison'

Discover the shameful history of Cooma jail, possibly the only "gay prison" in the world, from the 1950s to the 1970s. A former inmate speaks about his experience for the first time in the follow-up episode of "The Greatest Menace" podcast. #CoomaJail #TheGreatestMenace #LGBTQHistory

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