Fremantle Prison was constructed by convicts shipped over on tall ships by the UK between 1851 and 1855. Many were Irish whose only crime was stealing food to survive. Surprisingly the building was in use as a maximum security prison until 1991 when one summer day it reached 54 degrees inside in the so called shade. After a fire set by the inmates, the Fremantle Gaol was decommissioned.The Fremantle Arts Centre was also built using convict labour and it has sordid connections to the Gaol which contributed to its haunting by not one but 3 different ghosts. The nets you can see between the floors were to save convicts pushed over the edge by other malcontents in the prison. You can see the spartan cells. In the 1850s the cells were like a ship with hammocks and scratchy wool blankets no pillows and two men per cell. The gallows were a nice touch. The hangman could deliver a man or woman to their reward in 37 seconds. Men or women who could not stand up because of the fear of death were killed seated in a chair that dropped and they were hung regardless.