(Found) Short story about sending unsocial people to a walled sanctuary

[inemetz]

I thought this would be easy to find but apparently not.

Story is about a society that sends people who refuse to conform to society to a walled sanctuary where there are no rules at all. Pretty sure it's from the 1960's and it was in a hardcover anthology. I thought it was by someone big like Asimov or Clark but can't seem to find anything pointing to the story.

The guy buys all kinds of survival stuff that is immediately stolen when he goes in. He meets various people and discovers some sort of plot to break out and finds a way to get out to notify the authorities.

Does this ring a bell with anyone out there?

 

[tinkerdan]

This sounds like one of Heinlein's.
Not at home so might take a bit to look up.
He did write about this exact social what if; so it's likely this is what you remember.

Covnetry

Coventry (short story) - Wikipedia

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[Danny McG]

Did he travel into the lawless area on something called a Turtle?
A slow walking mechanical mule thing

 

[sueelleker]

One of Philip E.High's short stories had this theme; I can't find which one at the moment.

 

[Hugh]

This reminds me of Clifford D Simak's "Physician to the Universe" but it'd need some significant misremembering. For a start it was a guarded swamp not a walled sanctuary.

 

[inemetz]

I knew it was one of the big authors. Once you said Heinlein, it was pretty easy to find.

Coventry (short story) - Wikipedia

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In The Past Through Tomorrow.

Thank you everyone for replying.