From the Maitland Mercury report:
A Hunter-only heritage grant could help open a section of Maitland Gaol that is currently off-limits to visitors.
The second storey of the workshops building houses a series of murals drawn by inmates of the former maximum security prison.
But guidelines dictate a second staircase is required to allow visitors in. Maitland Gaol administration coordinator Gordon Sauber said a $400,000 program of works identified for the dollar-for-dollar grant also included other facilities.
Full article by Briony Snedden available at Maitland Mercury, 30 Nov, 2010.
