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Corporation of London
Holloway , HM Prison
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Geschiedenis
Holloway Prison was built by the Corporation of London as the City House of Correction for men and women. It was opened in 1852. The prison was taken over by the government in 1877. It become female only in 1903 and was well known for the imprisonment of suffragettes and for internments during the Second World War.
The prison finally closed in 2016.