A striking photograph taken from the air of the famous Princetown Prison. Dartmoor, with the moorland in the background. The recent escape of two convicts from this prison draws attention to the fact that no prisoner had hitherto remained at liberty, after breaking out, for more than 48 hours. This is due to the desolate nature of the countryside, which makes it impossible for men to obtain food and shelter without breaking into houses, and to the fact that the roads are few, and therefore easily guarded. Even natives familiar with the countryside can easily lose their way in the mists, and bogs and marshes are a great danger. -Central Press, photo.

Otago Witness, Issue 4030, 9 June 1931, Page 42

A striking photograph taken from the air of the famous Princetown Prison. Dartmoor, with the moorland in the background. The recent escape of two convicts from this prison draws attention to the fact that no prisoner had hitherto remained at liberty, after breaking out, for more than 48 hours. This is due to the desolate nature of the countryside, which makes it impossible for men to obtain food and shelter without breaking into houses, and to the fact that the roads are few, and therefore easily guarded. Even natives familiar with the countryside can easily lose their way in the mists, and bogs and marshes are a great danger. -Central Press, photo.