My four year old has also exclaimed 'disney castle' as we head down Bath Road - good call Harvey!

Interestingly, several studies have noted that the mere opportunity of offering meaningful work contributes in significant ways to lowering rates or recidivism. In fact the prison farm may not turn out agricultural workers per se, but rather offer the chance for inmates to learn responsibility, something they take to future endeavors.

I'm not convinced that it is the big bad Harper meanies behind this. More likely there is bureaucratic inertia to rationalise properties which have been deemed to be costly. This sort of thing goes on regardless of which flavour of political master is in charge.