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New Zealand: 'a relentlessly dull world', the case for adding more colour to grey prisons
Prisons are not colourful places. Typically, they are grey or some variation of a monochrome colour scheme. But increasingly, such a limited palette is being questioned for its impact on health and rehabilitation.
Source: RNZ (07/02/2025)