Published by ODT

Tourists could end up going to jail to eat, explore, and perhaps even sleep, once planned construction work on Dunedin’s historic prison is completed.

The Dunedin Prison Trust lodged a planning application with the Dunedin City Council last week, detailing about $250,000 of restorative work which would return the prison’s exterior to its original 1898 condition.

The building’s roof and walls would be repaired and seismic strengthening carried out, work expected to cost another $250,000.