Mobilong Prison

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Mobilong Prison
Mobilong Prison
LocationMaurice Road, Murray Bridge, South Australia
Security classLow to Medium Security
Capacity472 males
Opened1987
Managed by Department for Correctional Services

Mobilong Prison is an Australian low and medium security prison for men located at Murray Bridge, South Australia. It has a capacity of 472 prisoners, housed in cells and cottage style units. The centre provides education and vocational training, as well as drug and alcohol counselling. [1]

Opened in 1987 after the closure of Adelaide Jail. It is an open campus prison, the first of its kind when it was built.

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References

  1. "Mobilong Prison". Department for Correctional Services . Retrieved 14 January 2017.

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