Adelaide Remand Centre

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Adelaide Remand Centre
Adelaide Remand Centre
Location208 Currie Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Coordinates 34°55′28″S138°35′25″E / 34.92444°S 138.59028°E / -34.92444; 138.59028
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum
Capacity274 (male only)
Opened1986
Managed by Serco

The Adelaide Remand Centre is a maximum-security prison facility located in Adelaide, South Australia, used to hold prisoners on remand pending trial. It is located in Currie Street in the Adelaide central business district. As of July 2020 it has a capacity of 274 prisoners in a high-security facility, [1] and is privately managed by Serco. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Adelaide Remand Centre". Department for Correctional Services . Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. "Adelaide Remand Centre". Department for Correctional Services. 1 January 2003. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. "Full Prison Management". Serco . Retrieved 8 July 2020.