List of prisons in Australia

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This is a list of operational and former Australian prisons for adult males and females and youth detention centres for juveniles. Prisons listed as "museum" are former prisons that are now open for public inspection and tours.

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Throughout the European history of Australia, particularly since its formation as a penal colony, Australia has had many establishments for rehabilitation and incarceration. Altogether, there have been more than 180+ rehabilitation centres, youth correctional centres and prisons in Australia.

Australian Capital Territory

Belconnen Remand Centre Belconnen Remand Centre.jpg
Belconnen Remand Centre

A new prison was opened on 11 September 2008 at Hume, called the Alexander Maconochie Centre, named after Alexander Maconochie. The centre is designed as a multi role facility to replace the Belconnen Remand Centre and provide detention facilities so that prisoners who are currently held in New South Wales facilities may be held locally.

Prisons in the Australian Capital Territory
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Alexander Maconochie Centre [1] OperationalMinimum to maximum ACT Corrective Services 11 September 2008No300 Hume
Belconnen Remand Centre ClosedMaximum

Demolished in 2015–2016

ACT Corrective Services198630 April 200960 Belconnen
Bimberi Youth Justice Centre OperationalACT Community Services3 September 2008No40 Mitchell
Periodic Detention Centre [2] OperationalMinimumACT Corrective Services1962No49 Symonston
Symonston Correctional Centre [3] OperationalACT Corrective Services ?No22Symonston
Total capacity411(current)

New South Wales

Main entrance of Goulburn Correctional Centre, with buildings designed by the Colonial Architect, James Barnet in 1884 GoulburnGaol.jpg
Main entrance of Goulburn Correctional Centre, with buildings designed by the Colonial Architect, James Barnet in 1884
Watch tower at Long Bay Correctional Centre at Malabar. Long Bay Jail 1.JPG
Watch tower at Long Bay Correctional Centre at Malabar.
Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre in Wagga Wagga. Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre.jpg
Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre in Wagga Wagga.

The following list of operational and closed correctional facilities has been sourced from the Corrective Services NSW and from the State Records archives. [4] [5]

Prisons in New South Wales
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSW1998n/a45 Grafton
Albury GaolClosedDemolished in 1947 [6] n/a14 August 18744 June 1943 ? Albury
Armidale GaolClosedDemolished in 1929 [7] n/a14 August 187425 June 1920 ? Armidale
Balranald GaolMuseum [8]  ?n/a25 August 18871 August 1932 ? Balranald
Bathurst Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum to maximum Corrective Services NSW 14 August 1874n/a650 Bathurst
Bega GaolClosed ?n/a14 August 18741 May 1940 ? Bega
Old Berrima Gaol Operational [9] Minimum Corrective Services NSW 1839

2016

2011

n/a

 ? Berrima
Berrima Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum Corrective Services NSW 1949n/a75 Berrima
Biloela Gaol (Convict Precinct)Events venue [10]  ?Sydney Harbour Federation TrustJune 1888 [11] 1908 [11]  ? Cockatoo Island [11]
Bombala GaolClosedMost probably demolishedn/a26 January 189230 November 1939 ? Bombala
Braidwood GaolClosedIn state of ruins [12] n/a14 August 187416 August 1909 ? Braidwood
Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) Centre OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW2000n/a70 Brewarrina
Broken Hill Correctional Centre
(initially as Silverton Gaol)
OperationalMedium12 May 1891n/a89 Broken Hill
Broken Hill Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSW ? ? ? Broken Hill
Burrowa Gaol (or maybe Boorowa Gaol)Closed ?n/a1 January 18895 December 1904 ? Boorowa
Cessnock Correctional Centre [13] OperationalMinimum to maximumCorrectional Services NSW1972 [14] n/a750 Cessnock
Clarence Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum to maximumSerco25 July 2020n/a1,700near Grafton
Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSWJune 1980n/a105 St Marys
Condobolin GaolClosed ?n/a13 January 19021 December 1905 ? Condobolin
Cooma Correctional Centre [15] Operational+ museum [16] Minimum to medium
(males and females)
Corrective Services NSW1 November 1873 a n/a a 160 Cooma
Coonabarabran GaolClosed ?n/a2 October 18781 January 1903 ? Coonabarabran
Cootamundra GaolClosed ?n/a25 November 188631 August 1935 ? Cootamundra
Darlinghurst Gaol Closed ? National Art School 18221914 ? Darlinghurst
Defence Force Correctional Establishment Operational ? Australian Defence Force 1989n/a22 Holsworthy Barracks
Deniliquin GaolClosedDemolished in 1966 [17] n/a14 August 187415 November 1935 ? Deniliquin
Dillwynia Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMinimum/ mediumCorrective Services NSW204n/a200 Windsor
Dubbo Gaol Museum & events venue [19]  ? Commonwealth of Australia 184726 August 1966 ? Dubbo
Emu Plains Correctional Centre [14] OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSWDecember 1914n/a190 Emu Plains
Fort Denison MuseumMaximum NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service 17881838 [20]  ? Sydney Harbour
Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSWOctober 1999 [21]  ?120 [21] Kariong
Glen Innes Correctional Centre [14] OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW15 August 1928n/a95 Glen Innes
Goulburn Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum to maximum; supermax 14 August 1874n/a650 Goulburn
Grafton Correctional Centre [22] OperationalMedium14 August 1974n/a270 Grafton
Grenfell GaolClosed ?1 January 18771 January 1905 ? Grenfell
Gundagai GaolClosedMinimum18591909 ? Gundagai
Hay Gaol ClosedMuseum, picnic ground and events venue [23] 14 August 187431 October 1947 ? Hay
Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMinimum2000n/a50 Ivanhoe
John Morony Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum to maximum ?1991400Windsor
Junee Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMedium GEO Group Australia 1993n/a790 adult males [24] Junee
Juniperina Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSW2005n/a ? Lidcombe
Kariong Youth Correctional Centre Operational ?Corrective Services NSW1991n/a100 Kariong
Keelong Juvenile Justice Centre ClosedYouth centre [25] Youth Justice NSW19782009 ? Unanderra
Kempsey Gaol
(opened as West Kempsey Gaol)
ClosedMost likely demolishedn/a1 January 188431 December 1941 West Kempsey
Kirkconnell Correctional Centre OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW28 November 1958No250 Sunny Corner
Leslie Nott Afforestation Camp, Laurel HillClosed [26] Minimumn/a18 March 195723 June 1995 ? Laurel Hill
Lithgow Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumCorrective Services NSW1990n/a460 Lithgow
Long Bay Correctional Centre OperationalMaximum1909n/a1,100 Sydney
Maitland Gaol b MuseumMaximum184828 January 1998400 Maitland
Mannus Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum1930n/a164 Tumbarumba
Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) [18] OperationalMaximum1997n/a1,050 Silverwater
Mid North Coast Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMinimum to medium2004n/a500 Aldavilla
Mudgee GaolClosedMost likely demolished14 August 187411 August 1909 Mudgee
Narrabri GaolMuseum ?Narrabri Historical Society [27] 1880-1882 [28] 2 November 1982 Narrabri
Oberon Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMinimum1930 [29] n/a100 Oberon
Orana Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSW2000 ?45 Dubbo
Parklea Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMaximum & a minimum area [30] GEO Group Australia1983n/a893 Parklea
Parramatta Correctional Centre Museum [31] Medium ?17982011 [32] 580 Parramatta
Port Macquarie GaolClosedDemolished [33] n/aBetween 1837 and 18401920 [33] Port Macquarie
Reiby Juvenile Justice Centre Operational ?Youth Justice NSWAugust 1973n/a55 Airds
Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre [34] [35] Operational ?1984n/a45 Wagga Wagga
Silverwater Correctional Centre OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW?n/a ? Silverwater
Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum1970n/a200 Silverwater
South Coast Correctional Centre [36] OperationalMinimum to Maximum2010n/a549 Nowra Hill
St Heliers Correctional Centre [18] OperationalMinimum1990n/a280 Muswellbrook
Tamworth Correctional Centre OperationalMedium1991n/a90 Tamworth
Taree GaolClosedDemolished15 December 188431 October 1940 Taree
Trial Bay GaolMuseum ?18861918 Arakoon
Tuncurry Afforestation CampClosedDemolished26 October 19131 April 1938 Tuncurry
Wagga Wagga GaolClosedDemolished in 1919 [37] 1863 [37] 11 August 1909 Wagga Wagga
Wellington Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumCorrective Services NSW2007n/a700 Wellington
Wentworth Gaol School then to Museum [38]  ?n/aBuilt in 1879–1881 [38] 1927 [38] Wentworth
Windsor GaolClosedDemolished in 1936 [39] n/a14 August 187417 January 1899 Windsor
Wollongong GaolClosedDemolished after WWI [40] n/a14 August 187431 October 1915 Wollongong
Wyalong GaolClosedMost probably demolishedn/a1 February 189916 August 1909 Wyalong
Yarrangobilly GaolClosed ?n/a2 November 196621 July 1993 Yarrangobilly
Yasmar Juvenile Justice Centre Closed ?Youth Justice NSW1981200636 Ashfield
Yass GaolClosedMost probably demolishedn/a1 September 188316 August 1909 Yass
Young GaolClosedMuch of the gaol was demolished in 1934 and the remains (mainly the arched gateway) were incorporated into Young's new technical college. [41] n/a14 August 18741 August 1923 Young
Total capacity4,927(known)
^a Cooma commenced operations on 1 November 1873 with 31 cells. In 1876 it was reduced to a Police Gaol and then a temporary Lunatic Asylum in 1877. The Centre closed temporarily in the early 1900s. The Gaol reopened on 8 March 1957 and was again closed 10 July 1998. Cooma Correctional Centre reopened for the second time in November 2001.
^b Maitland, now closed, had capacity for 400 inmates at its peak.

Northern Territory

Prisons in the Northern Territory
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Alice Springs Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumNorthern Territory Correctional Services1996470 Alice Springs
Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre OperationalMaximumSeptember 199810Alice Springs
Berrimah Prison Closed [lower-alpha 1] MaximumNorthern Territory Correctional Services1 September 197928 November 2014750 Berrimah
Don Dale Youth Detention Centre OperationalMaximum Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities 198938 Berrimah
Darwin Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum to maximumNorthern Territory Correctional ServicesSeptember 20141000 Holtze
Fannie Bay Gaol MuseumMaximum Department of Community Development, Sport & Cultural Affairs 20 September 18831 September 1979 ?Darwin
Wildman River Wilderness Work Camp OperationalMinimumNorthern Territory Correctional Services1980s20 Wildman River
Total capacity2288(current)

Queensland

An aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, circa 1954. Boggo Road Gaol.jpg
An aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, circa 1954.
Prisons in Queensland
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services1992890 Wacol, Brisbane
Boggo Road Gaol Museum+ events venue+MaximumNow operating as a museumJuly 188315 June 1992 ? Dutton Park, Brisbane
Borallon Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services17 November 1989 & reopened on 7 March 2016initially closed 25 January 2012494 Ironbark, City of Ipswich
Brisbane Correctional Centre
(formerly known as Sir David Longland Correctional Centre)
OperationalMaximum Queensland Corrective Services 2008600 Wacol, Brisbane
Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective ServicesJune 1999270 Wacol, Brisbane
Brisbane Youth Detention Centre OperationalMaximum Department of Communities 2001105 Wacol, Brisbane
Cairns Gaol ClosedDemolishedPrison Department8 September 18977 April 1926- Cairns
Capricornia Correctional Centre OperationalHigh security/Low security centresQueensland Corrective Services12 September 2001500 Etna Creek, north of Rockhampton
Cleveland Youth Detention Centre OperationalMaximumDepartment of Communities1980100 Townsville
Darling Downs Correctional Centre ClosedLow/OpenQueensland Corrective Services10 December 199430 September 2012170 Westbrook
Helena Jones CentreOperationalLowQueensland Corrective Services29 [43] Albion, Brisbane
Ingham Gaol ClosedDemolishedPrisons Department18856 August 1924- Ingham, Shire of Hinchinbrook
John Oxley Youth Detention Centre ClosedMaximumDepartment of Communities19872001 Wacol, Brisbane
Lotus Glen Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services29 May 1989500 Mareeba
Maryborough Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services14 October 2002500 Maryborough
Numinbah Correctional Centre OperationalLow/OpenQueensland Corrective Services28 October 1940129 Numinbah
Palen Creek Correctional Centre OperationalLow/Open/ProtectionQueensland Corrective Services6 December 1934170 Rathdowney
Rockhampton Correctional Centre
(formerly known as Etna Creek Prison)
ClosedHighQueensland Corrective Services1969September 2001 Rockhampton
Roma Gaol ClosedDemolishedPrison Department7 December 18723 October 1903- Roma
Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre ClosedMaximumDepartment of Communities19612001 Windsor
Southern Queensland Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum to maximumQueensland Corrective Services3 March 2012300 Gatton
St. Helena Penal Establishment ClosedRuins [44] N/A14 May 1867December 1932 St Helena Island, Brisbane
Stone River Prison Farm ClosedDemolishedPrison DepartmentDecember 19458 March 1962- Ingham
Toowoomba Prison ClosedDemolishedN/A18641900 Toowoomba
Townsville Correctional Centre
(formerly known as H.M.P.E. Stewart's Creek)
OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services6 April 1893494 Townsville
Whitenbah Prison Farm ClosedDemolishedPrison Department21 October 19423 May 1949- Numinbah
Wolston Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumGEOJune 1999600 Wacol
Woodford Correctional Centre OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services28 September 19731008 Woodford
Total capacity6166

South Australia

Main Entrance to the former Adelaide Gaol, now a museum. Adelaide Gaol main door.JPG
Main Entrance to the former Adelaide Gaol, now a museum.
Rear of Yatala Labour Prison, showing walls and watchtower, in 2008. Yatala prison rear 2008.JPG
Rear of Yatala Labour Prison, showing walls and watchtower, in 2008.

Prisons in South Australia are managed by the South Australian, Department for Correctional Services apart from the Mount Gambier Prison and Adelaide Remand Centre which are managed by GSL Group.

Prisons in South Australia
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Adelaide Gaol MuseumMaximumDepartment for Correctional Services18411988[440] Adelaide
Adelaide Pre-Release Centre OperationalMinimumDepartment for Correctional Services ?-104Adelaide
Adelaide Remand Centre OperationalMaximumCorrections and Serco1986-274Adelaide
Adelaide Women's Prison OperationalMinimum to maximumDepartment for Correctional Services1969-176Adelaide
Cadell Training Centre OperationalMinimumDepartment for Correctional Services1960-204 Morgan
Gladstone Gaol MuseumMinimumDepartment for Correctional Services1881197586 Gladstone
Kyeema Prison Camp Demolished [45] MinimumGaols and Prisons Department19321959 Kyeema
Magill Youth Training Centre ClosedMinimumDepartment for Communities and Social Inclusion18692012 Magill
Mobilong Prison OperationalMinimum to mediumDepartment for Correctional Services1987-472 Murray Bridge
Mount Gambier Gaol Boarding hostel18661995 Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier Prison OperationalMinimum to maximum G4S 1995-503 Moorak
Port Augusta Prison OperationalMinimum to maximumDepartment for Correctional Services1869-624 Port Augusta
Port Lincoln Prison OperationalMinimum to mediumDepartment for Correctional Services ?-176 Port Lincoln
Redruth Gaol Museum18561894 Burra
Robe Gaol Ruins1861 ? Robe
Vaughan House (renamed South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre in 1979) Closed19471993[72] Enfield
Wallaroo Gaol Demolished18661929 Wallaroo
Yatala Labour Prison OperationalMinimum to maximum; SupermaxDepartment for Correctional Services1854-578Adelaide
Total capacity3,111(current)

Tasmania

Construction of expanded facilities at HM Prison Risdon, pictured in 2006 Risdon.jpg
Construction of expanded facilities at HM Prison Risdon, pictured in 2006
Prisons in Tasmania
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Ashley Youth Detention Centre [46] Operational Juvenile males and females Department of Health 192251 Deloraine
Campbell Street Gaol Closed Museum As a museum by the National Trust of Australia 18211963[150] Hobart
Cascades Female Factory Closed: RuinsMuseum, World Heritage Site Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority18281856? South Hobart
George Town Female Factory Demolished [47]  ? ?18221834 [47] ? ?
HM Hayes Prison Farm [48] Closed and sold. [49] Not demolished as per latest google earth accessed 1 July 2018.Minimum (open farm)Tasmanian Prison Service1937201270 Hayes
Hobart Town Female Factory ClosedDemolished ?18211828 [50] ?Hobart
Hobart Reception Centre [48] OperationalMaximum (males and females)Tasmanian Prison Service199950Hobart
Launceston Female Factory ClosedDemolished [51]  ?November 18341855 and was converted to a Gaol till 1914 [51] ? Launceston
Launceston Reception Centre [48] OperationalMaximum (males and females)Tasmanian Prison Servicecirca 183933Launceston
Macquarie Harbour Penal Station Closed Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage AreaParks & Wildlife Service (Tasmania)18221833 [52] ? Sarah Island
Maria Island Penal colony (Darlington) ClosedRuins18251850 [53] ? Maria Island
Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison [48] OperationalMinimum to maximumTasmanian Prison Service
Department of Health (Wilfred Lopes Centre)
196345 Risdon Vale
Port Arthur ClosedRuinsPort Arthur Historic Site Management Authority18301877 [54] Port Arthur
Risdon Prison Complex [48]
(incorporating the Ron Barwick Minimum Security Prison
and the Wilfred Lopes Centre for Forensic Mental Health)
OperationalMedium to maximum/SupermaxTasmanian Prison Service
Department of Health (Wilfred Lopes Centre)
November 1960 and
August 2006
280 Risdon Vale
Ross Female Factory MuseumPartly ruins1833 [55] 1854 [55] ? Ross
Saltwater River Penal colonyClosedRuins18331848 [56] ? Saltwater River
Total capacity-(current)

Victoria

HM Prison Dhurringile, a minimum security centre. Dhurringile.jpg
HM Prison Dhurringile, a minimum security centre.
Victoria Prisons map Victoria Prisons.png
Victoria Prisons map
The former HM Prison Geelong, closed in 1991. Geelong-gaol.jpg
The former HM Prison Geelong, closed in 1991.
HM Prison Loddon in Castlemaine. Loddon Prison.jpg
HM Prison Loddon in Castlemaine.
The Old Melbourne Gaol in Russell Street, Melbourne. OldMelbourneGaol.JPG
The Old Melbourne Gaol in Russell Street, Melbourne.
Facade of the former HM Prison Pentridge, located in Coburg. Pentridge.jpg
Façade of the former HM Prison Pentridge, located in Coburg.

Adult Prisons and correctional facilities in Victoria are managed by Corrections Victoria. Two prisons are privatised and managed by G4S Australia Pty. Limited and GEO Group Australia Pty. Limited. Youth Justice custodial centres are managed by the Department of Justice and Community Safety.

Victorian Prisons are mostly located in regional Victoria. The prison system is relatively modern with the closure of the last of the "old" gaols in 2005. Bendigo and Won Wron were the last to be closed. Beechworth Prison was closed in 2004 and replaced with the Beechworth Correctional Centre the following year. New prisons are[ when? ] being built or planned at Ararat and Ravenhall. Many prisons have had recent[ when? ] expansions in terms of bed numbers.[ citation needed ]

At 30 June 2015 there were 4,769 sentenced prisoners and 1,413 unsentenced prisoners in Victoria, thus making a total of 6,182 prisoners. From those 6,182 prisoners, 5,762 were males (93%) and 420 were females (7%). Those numbers also include 480 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, making them 8% of the total number of prisoners in Victoria. [57]

In 2015, the average male prisoner in Victoria was: [57]

In 2015, the average female prisoner in Victoria was: [57]

At 30 June 2015, the total operational capacity for Victorian prisons was 7,093 and had a utilisation rate of 90.5%. [57]

Prisons in Victoria
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Acheron Boys Home OperationalMinimum (juveniles)Youth Justice Custodial Servicescirca 196610 Buxton
Ashendene Boys Home ClosedJuvenilesFamily Welfare Division of the Social Welfare Department1966November 1988? Olinda
Ballarat Gaol Closed. Mostly demolished except The main gate, warden's residence, governor's residence and the guard towerMaximum (males and females) Corrections Victoria 18621965[74] Ballarat
Beechworth Correctional Centre OperationalMinimum Corrections Victoria 2005210Beechworth
Beechworth Gaol ClosedMuseum+mixed use development [58] Corrections Victoria 18642004[132] Beechworth
Castlemaine Gaol Museum [59] MaximumState of Victoria18571990? Castlemaine
Dame Phyllis Frost Centre OperationalMinimum to maximum (female) Corrections Victoria 15 August 1996604 Deer Park
Fulham Correctional Centre (including NALU)OperationalMinimum to Medium GEO Group Australia 1997893 Sale
HM Prison Barwon (including Barwon Supermax)OperationalMaximum; supermax Corrections Victoria January 1990478 Lara
HM Prison Bendigo (Sandhurst Gaol)ClosedAdaptively reused as Ulumbarra Theatre and partly as Bendigo Senior Secondary College (hospitality school) [60] Corrections Victoria 18632006[85] Bendigo
HM Prison Dhurringile OperationalMinimum Corrections Victoria 1965328 Murchison
HM Prison Geelong MuseumMaximum Corrections Victoria 18531991? Geelong
HM Prison Langi Kal Kal OperationalMinimum Corrections Victoria Officially in February 1951 [61] 428 [61] Beaufort
HM Prison Loddon OperationalMedium Corrections Victoria 1990468 [62] Castlemaine
HM Prison Morwell River Reused as Adventure and accommodation centre[ citation needed ]Minimum Corrections Victoria 19511997? Morwell
HM Prison Pentridge ClosedMaximumMuseum and Housing Estate built on site18511997? Coburg
HM Prison Sale Only façade survived. Land developed into police station. [63] Medium Corrections Victoria 18871997?Sale
HM Prison Won Wron Reused as Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place [64] Minimum Corrections Victoria 19642004[127] Won Wron
HM Prison Fairlea Closed. DemolishedMaximum ?1956 [65] 1996 [65] ? Fairfield
HM Prison Tarrengower OperationalMinimum (female) Corrections Victoria 1988 [66]  ?78 Maldon
Hopkins Correctional Centre (Ararat) OperationalMedium Protection Corrections Victoria 1967762 Ararat
J Ward (HM Prison Ararat)MuseumMaximum Corrections Victoria 18591991?Ararat
Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre OperationalMinimum to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety196574 Malmsbury
Marngoneet Correctional Centre OperationalMedium Corrections Victoria 2006559Lara
McLeod Prison Farm [67] Reused as Bed and breakfast motel, then into a Farm19161975French Island
HM Melbourne Assessment Prison OperationalMaximum Corrections Victoria 6 April 1989305 West Melbourne
Old Melbourne Gaol Museum & Events venueMaximumState of Victoria18451924? Melbourne
Melbourne Youth Justice Centre OperationalMedium to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety1993110Parkville
Metropolitan Remand Centre OperationalMaximum remand Corrections Victoria 2006954 Ravenhall
Parkville Youth Residential Centre OperationalMedium to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety199830 Parkville
Port Phillip Prison OperationalMinimum to maximum G4S Australia 19971117Truganina
Ravenhall Correctional Centre OperationalMedium GEO Group Australia 20171300 Ravenhall
Turana Youth Training Centre ClosedMedium to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety1955 [68] 2001[86]Parkville
Western Plains Correctional Centre Completed, awaiting openingMaximum Corrections Victoria 2025 [69] 1248Lara
Total capacity7093 [57] updated to 7800(current)

Western Australia

Prisons and correctional facilities in Western Australia are managed by the Department of Justice through public and private operators.

The main cell block of Fremantle Prison. Fremantle prison main cellblock.JPG
The main cell block of Fremantle Prison.
The gatehouse of Fremantle Prison by moonlight. Fremantle Prison in Western Australia.jpg
The gatehouse of Fremantle Prison by moonlight.
A typical cell in Fremantle Prison. FremantlePrisonCell.jpg
A typical cell in Fremantle Prison.
Prisons in Western Australia
PrisonStatusClassificationManagedOpenedClosedCapacityLocation
Acacia Prison OperationalMedium Serco May 20011,525 Wooroloo
Albany Regional Prison OperationalMaximum Department of Justice 16 September 1966310 Albany
Bandyup Women's Prison OperationalMixed (female)January 1970259 West Swan
Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre OperationalMedium to maximumSeptember 1997? Canning Vale
Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women OperationalMinimum (female)May 200482 Bentley
Broome Regional Prison OperationalMinimum to maximum (male/female)February 1945138 Broome
Bunbury Regional Prison OperationalMaximum (remand only); Minimum to mediumFebruary 1971340 College Grove
Casuarina Prison OperationalMinimum to maximumJune 19911,800 Casuarina
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison OperationalMinimum to maximum (male/female)2016136 Boulder
Fremantle Prison World Heritage Site Maximum Department of Corrective Services 18558 November 1991800 Fremantle
Greenough Regional Prison OperationalMaximum (remand only); Minimum to medium Department of Justice October 1984323 Narngulu
Hakea Prison OperationalMinimum to maximumJune 1982897 Canning Vale
Karnet Prison Farm OperationalMinimumMarch 1963326 Serpentine
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility OperationalMaximum2016254 Canning Vale
Nyandi Women's Prison ClosedMinimum Department of Justice 19702004 Bentley
Pardelup Prison Farm OperationalMinimum Department of Justice 192796 Mount Barker
Perth Gaol ClosedMinimum18541888 Northbridge
Rangeview Juvenile Remand Centre Closed Remand Centre Department of Corrective Services 1994201292 Murdoch
Riverbank Prison Closed [70] Department of Justice 19702001 Caversham
Roebourne Regional Prison OperationalMinimum to maximum (male/female)Department of JusticeMarch 1984161 Roebourne
Round House ClosedMuseum Fremantle City Council 18301886Fremantle
Wandoo Reintegration Facility OperationalMinimum Department of Justice November 201280 Murdoch
West Kimberley Regional Prison OperationalMinimum to medium1 November 2012150 Derby
Wooroloo Prison Farm OperationalMinimum1972360 Wooroloo
Total capacity?(current)

See also

Notes

  1. Facilities within the prison were repurposed for use by Don Dale Youth Detention Centre. Adult prisoners were transferred to the Darwin Correctional Centre. [42]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Parramatta Correctional Centre</span> Building

The Parramatta Correctional Centre is a heritage-listed former medium security prison for males on the corner of O'Connell and Dunlop Streets, North Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was in operation between 1798 and 2011. The centre was initially called Parramatta Gaol until its name was changed to Parramatta Correctional Centre in 1992. When in operation, the centre was managed by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. Immediately prior to its closure, the centre detained short term sentenced and remand inmates, operated as a transient centre, and was the periodic detention centre for metropolitan Sydney.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bathurst Correctional Centre</span> Building

Bathurst Correctional Centre, originally built as Bathurst Gaol in 1888, is a prison for men and women located in the city of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, and operated by the Department of Communities and Justice. Bathurst holds inmates sentenced under State or Australian criminal law, along with a small number of remand prisoners.

Launceston Reception Centre, formerly the Launceston Remand Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for male and female inmates held on remand, is located in Launceston, Tasmania. The facility is operated by the Tasmanian Prison Service, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of Tasmania. The facility accepts felons charged under Tasmanian and/or Commonwealth legislation pending legal proceedings; and also detains convicted felons, pending their classification and placement at other correctional facilities in Tasmania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cessnock Correctional Centre</span> Mens prison in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. It was opened in 1972 under the name Cessnock Training Centre. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cooma Correctional Centre</span> Prison in New South Wales, Australia

Cooma Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum to medium prison for males, is located in Cooma, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced prisoners and persons on remand under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maitland Gaol</span> Former prison in East Maitland, New South Wales, Australia

The Old Maitland Gaol, also known as Maitland Correctional Centre, is a heritage-listed former Australian prison located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Its construction was started in 1844 and prisoners first entered the gaol in 1848. By the time of its closure, on 31 January 1998, it had become the longest continuously-run gaol in Australia. It has since been turned into a museum and was a popular tourist attraction. It is currently closed to the public indefinitely due to safety issues.

The Glen Innes Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum security prison for males, is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) on the Gwydir Highway, near Glen Innes, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation and is a pre-release centre to prepare inmates for release to the community.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Berrima Correctional Centre</span> New South Wales prison

The Berrima Correctional Centre was an Australian prison, located at Berrima, New South Wales. The Centre was operational between 1839 and 2011 with a number of breaks in between, was re-opened in September 2016 and then permanently closed in 2020. Initially established as Berrima Gaol, the facility closed in 1909 and reopened in 1949 as the Berrima Training Centre. The Centre was the oldest Australian correctional facility in operation. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Maconochie Centre</span> Prison in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia

The Alexander Maconochie Centre is an Australian prison in the Australian Capital Territory, which detains maximum security, minimum security and remand inmates, both male and female. It is located in Hume, Australian Capital Territory. The facility is operated by ACT Corrective Services, an agency of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory. The facility accepts remandees charged under Territory and/or Commonwealth legislation pending legal proceedings; and also detains convicted offenders who are sentenced to full-time imprisonment.

Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) is an executive agency of the Government of New South Wales, Australia. CSNSW is responsible for the state's prisons and a range of programs for managing offenders in the community. The state has 36 prisons, 33 run by CSNSW and three privately operated. The agency traces its origins back to 1788, when New South Wales was founded as a penal colony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Punishment in Australia</span>

Punishment in Australia arises when an individual has been accused or convicted of breaking the law through the Australian criminal justice system. Australia uses prisons, as well as community corrections. When awaiting trial, prisoners may be kept in specialised remand centres or within other prisons.

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