List of prisons in Australia

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.

See also: Punishment in Australia

Further information on prisons in other countries: list of prisons

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

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
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Alexander Maconochie Centre[1]OperationalMinimum to maximumACT Corrective Services11 September 2008No300Hume
Belconnen Remand CentreClosedMaximum

Demolished in 2015–2016

 ACT Corrective Services198630 April 200960Belconnen
Bimberi Youth Justice CentreOperationalACT Community Services3 September 2008No40Mitchell
Periodic Detention Centre[2]OperationalMinimumACT Corrective Services1962No49Symonston
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
Watch tower at Long Bay Correctional Centre at Malabar.
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
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Acmena Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?Youth Justice NSW1998n/a45Grafton
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 CentreOperationalMinimum to maximumCorrective Services NSW14 August 1874n/a650Bathurst
Bega GaolClosed ?n/a14 August 18741 May 1940 ?Bega
Old Berrima GaolOperational[9]MinimumCorrective Services NSW1839

2016

 2011

n/a

  ?Berrima
Berrima Correctional CentreOperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW1949n/a75Berrima
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) CentreOperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW2000n/a70Brewarrina
Broken Hill Correctional Centre
(initially as Silverton Gaol)		OperationalMedium12 May 1891n/a89Broken Hill
Broken Hill Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?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/a750Cessnock
Clarence Correctional Centre Operational Minimum to maximum Serco 25 July 2020 n/a 1,700 near Grafton
Cobham Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?Youth Justice NSWJune 1980n/a105St 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 an/a a160Cooma
Coonabarabran GaolClosed ?n/a2 October 18781 January 1903 ?Coonabarabran
Cootamundra GaolClosed ?n/a25 November 188631 August 1935 ?Cootamundra
Darlinghurst GaolClosed ?National Art School 18221914 ?Darlinghurst
Defence Force Correctional EstablishmentOperational ?Australian Defence Force1989n/a22Holsworthy Barracks
Deniliquin GaolClosedDemolished in 1966[17] n/a14 August 187415 November 1935 ?Deniliquin
Dillwynia Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMinimum/ mediumCorrective Services NSW204n/a200Windsor
Dubbo GaolMuseum & events venue[19] ?Commonwealth of Australia184726 August 1966 ?Dubbo
Emu Plains Correctional Centre[14]OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSWDecember 1914n/a190Emu Plains
Fort DenisonMuseumMaximumNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service17881838[20] ?Sydney Harbour
Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?Youth Justice NSWOctober 1999[21] ?120[21]Kariong
Glen Innes Correctional Centre[14]OperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW15 August 1928n/a95Glen Innes
Goulburn Correctional CentreOperationalMinimum to maximum; supermax14 August 1874n/a650Goulburn
Grafton Correctional Centre[22]OperationalMedium14 August 1974n/a270Grafton
Grenfell GaolClosed ?1 January 18771 January 1905 ?Grenfell
Gundagai GaolClosedMinimum18591909 ?Gundagai
Hay GaolClosedMuseum, picnic ground and events venue[23]14 August 187431 October 1947 ?Hay
Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMinimum2000n/a50Ivanhoe
John Morony Correctional CentreOperationalMinimum to maximum ?1991400 Windsor
Junee Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMediumGEO Group Australia1993n/a790 adult males[24]Junee
Juniperina Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?Youth Justice NSW2005n/a ?Lidcombe
Kariong Youth Correctional CentreOperational ?Corrective Services NSW1991n/a100Kariong
Keelong Juvenile Justice CentreClosedYouth centre[25]Youth Justice NSW19782009 ?Unanderra
Kempsey Gaol
(opened as West Kempsey Gaol)		ClosedMost likely demolishedn/a1 January 188431 December 1941West Kempsey
Kirkconnell Correctional CentreOperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW28 November 1958No250Sunny Corner
Leslie Nott Afforestation Camp, Laurel HillClosed[26]Minimumn/a18 March 195723 June 1995 ?Laurel Hill
Lithgow Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumCorrective Services NSW1990n/a460Lithgow
Long Bay Correctional CentreOperationalMaximum1909n/a1,100Sydney
Maitland Gaol bMuseumMaximum184828 January 1998400Maitland
Mannus Correctional CentreOperationalMinimum1930n/a164Tumbarumba
Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC)[18]OperationalMaximum1997n/a1,050Silverwater
Mid North Coast Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMinimum to medium2004n/a500Aldavilla
Mudgee GaolClosedMost likely demolished 14 August 187411 August 1909Mudgee
Narrabri GaolMuseum ? Narrabri Historical Society[27] 1880-1882[28]2 November 1982Narrabri
Oberon Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMinimum 1930[29]n/a100Oberon
Orana Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?Youth Justice NSW2000 ?45Dubbo
Parklea Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMaximum & a minimum area[30]GEO Group Australia1983n/a893Parklea
Parramatta Correctional CentreMuseum[31]Medium ?17982011[32]580Parramatta
Port Macquarie GaolClosedDemolished[33] n/aBetween 1837 and 18401920[33]Port Macquarie
Reiby Juvenile Justice CentreOperational ?Youth Justice NSWAugust 1973n/a55Airds
Riverina Juvenile Justice Centre[34][35]Operational ?1984n/a45Wagga Wagga
Silverwater Correctional CentreOperationalMinimumCorrective Services NSW?n/a ?Silverwater
Silverwater Women's Correctional CentreOperationalMinimum1970n/a200Silverwater
South Coast Correctional Centre[36]OperationalMinimum to Maximum2010n/a549Nowra Hill
St Heliers Correctional Centre[18]OperationalMinimum1990n/a280Muswellbrook
Tamworth Correctional CentreOperationalMedium1991n/a90Tamworth
Taree GaolClosedDemolished15 December 188431 October 1940Taree
Trial Bay GaolMuseum ?18861918Arakoon
Tuncurry Afforestation CampClosedDemolished26 October 19131 April 1938Tuncurry
Wagga Wagga GaolClosedDemolished in 1919[37]1863[37]11 August 1909Wagga Wagga
Wellington Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumCorrective Services NSW2007n/a700Wellington
Wentworth GaolSchool then to Museum[38] ?n/aBuilt in 1879–1881[38]1927[38]Wentworth
Windsor GaolClosedDemolished in 1936[39]n/a14 August 187417 January 1899Windsor
Wollongong GaolClosedDemolished after WWI[40]n/a14 August 187431 October 1915Wollongong
Wyalong GaolClosedMost probably demolishedn/a1 February 189916 August 1909Wyalong
Yarrangobilly GaolClosed ?n/a2 November 196621 July 1993Yarrangobilly
Yasmar Juvenile Justice CentreClosed ?Youth Justice NSW1981200636Ashfield
Yass GaolClosedMost probably demolished n/a1 September 188316 August 1909Yass
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 1923Young
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
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Alice Springs Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumNorthern Territory Correctional Services1996–470Alice Springs
Alice Springs Juvenile Holding CentreOperationalMaximumSeptember 1998–10Alice Springs
Berrimah PrisonClosed[lower-alpha 1]MaximumNorthern Territory Correctional Services1 September 197928 November 2014750Berrimah
Don Dale Youth Detention CentreOperationalMaximumDepartment of Territory Families, Housing and Communities1989–38Berrimah
Darwin Correctional CentreOperationalMinimum to maximumNorthern Territory Correctional ServicesSeptember 2014–1000Holtze
Fannie Bay GaolMuseumMaximumDepartment of Community Development, Sport & Cultural Affairs20 September 18831 September 1979 ?Darwin
Wildman River Wilderness Work CampOperationalMinimumNorthern Territory Correctional Services1980s20Wildman River
Total capacity2288(current)

Queensland
An aerial view of Boggo Road Gaol, Brisbane, circa 1954.
Prisons in Queensland
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Arthur Gorrie Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services1992–890Wacol
Boggo Road GaolMuseum+ events venue+MaximumNow operating as a museumJuly 188315 June 1992 ?Brisbane
Borallon Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services17 November 1989 & reopened on 7 March 2016initially closed 25 January 2012494Borallon
Brisbane Correctional Centre
(formerly known as Sir David Longland Correctional Centre)		OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services2008–600Wacol
Brisbane Women's Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective ServicesJune 1999–270Wacol
Brisbane Youth Detention CentreOperationalMaximumDepartment of Communities2001–105Wacol
Cairns GaolClosedDemolishedPrison Department8 September 18977 April 1926-Cairns
Capricornia Correctional CentreOperationalHigh security/Low security centresQueensland Corrective Services12 September 2001–500Rockhampton
Cleveland Youth Detention CentreOperationalMaximumDepartment of Communities1980–100Townsville
Darling Downs Correctional CentreClosedLow/OpenQueensland Corrective Services10 December 199430 September 2012170Westbrook
Helena Jones Centre Operational Low Queensland Corrective Services 29[43] Albion
Ingham GaolClosedDemolishedPrisons Department18856 August 1924-Ingham
John Oxley Youth Detention CentreClosedMaximumDepartment of Communities19872001–Wacol
Lotus Glen Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services29 May 1989–500Mareeba
Maryborough Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services14 October 2002–500Maryborough
Numinbah Correctional CentreOperationalLow/OpenQueensland Corrective Services28 October 1940–129Numinbah
Palen Creek Correctional CentreOperationalLow/Open/ProtectionQueensland Corrective Services6 December 1934–170Rathdowney
Rockhampton Correctional Centre
(formerly known as Etna Creek Prison)		ClosedHighQueensland Corrective Services1969September 2001Rockhampton
Roma GaolClosedDemolishedPrison Department7 December 18723 October 1903-Roma
Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention CentreClosedMaximumDepartment of Communities19612001–Windsor
Southern Queensland Correctional CentreOperationalMinimum to maximumQueensland Corrective Services3 March 2012–300Gatton
St. Helena Penal EstablishmentClosedRuins[44]N/A14 May 1867December 1932–Brisbane
Stone River Prison FarmClosedDemolishedPrison DepartmentDecember 19458 March 1962-Ingham
Toowoomba PrisonClosedDemolishedN/A18641900–Toowoomba
Townsville Correctional Centre
(formerly known as H.M.P.E. Stewart's Creek)		OperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services6 April 1893–494Townsville
Whitenbah Prison FarmClosedDemolishedPrison Department21 October 19423 May 1949-Numinbah
Wolston Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumGEOJune 1999–600Wacol
Woodford Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumQueensland Corrective Services28 September 1973–1008Woodford
Total capacity6166

South Australia
Main Entrance to the former Adelaide Gaol, now a museum.
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
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Adelaide GaolMuseumMaximumDepartment for Correctional Services18411988[440]Adelaide
Adelaide Pre-Release CentreOperationalMinimumDepartment for Correctional Services ?-104Adelaide
Adelaide Remand CentreOperationalMaximumCorrections and Serco1986-274Adelaide
Adelaide Women's PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximumDepartment for Correctional Services1969-176Adelaide
Cadell Training CentreOperationalMinimumDepartment for Correctional Services1960-204Morgan
Gladstone GaolMuseumMinimumDepartment for Correctional Services1881197586Gladstone
Kyeema Prison CampDemolished[45]MinimumGaols and Prisons Department19321959Kyeema
Magill Youth Training CentreClosedMinimumDepartment for Communities and Social Inclusion18692012Magill
Mobilong PrisonOperationalMinimum to mediumDepartment for Correctional Services1987-472Murray Bridge
Mount Gambier GaolBoarding hostel18661995Mount Gambier
Mount Gambier PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximumG4S1995-503Moorak
Port Augusta PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximumDepartment for Correctional Services1869-624Port Augusta
Port Lincoln PrisonOperationalMinimum to mediumDepartment for Correctional Services ?-176Port Lincoln
Redruth GaolMuseum18561894Burra
Robe GaolRuins1861 ?Robe
Vaughan House (renamed South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre in 1979)Closed19471993[72]Enfield
Wallaroo GaolDemolished18661929Wallaroo
Yatala Labour PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximum; SupermaxDepartment for Correctional Services1854-578Adelaide
Total capacity3,111(current)

Tasmania
Construction of expanded facilities at HM Prison Risdon, pictured in 2006
Prisons in Tasmania
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Ashley Youth Detention Centre[46]OperationalJuvenile males and femalesDepartment of Health192251Deloraine
Campbell Street GaolClosedMuseumAs a museum by the National Trust of Australia18211963[150]Hobart
Cascades Female FactoryClosed: RuinsMuseum, World Heritage SitePort Arthur Historic Site Management Authority18281856?South Hobart
George Town Female FactoryDemolished[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 Service1937201270Hayes
Hobart Town Female FactoryClosedDemolished ?18211828[50]?Hobart
Hobart Reception Centre[48]OperationalMaximum (males and females)Tasmanian Prison Service199950Hobart
Launceston Female FactoryClosedDemolished[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 StationClosedTasmanian Wilderness World Heritage AreaParks & Wildlife Service (Tasmania)18221833[52]?Sarah Island
Maria Island Penal colony (Darlington)ClosedRuins1825 1850[53] ?Maria Island
Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison[48]OperationalMinimum to maximumTasmanian Prison Service
Department of Health (Wilfred Lopes Centre)		196345Risdon Vale
Port Arthur Closed Ruins Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority 1830 1877[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/Supermax Tasmanian Prison Service
Department of Health (Wilfred Lopes Centre)		November 1960 and
August 2006		280 Risdon Vale
Ross Female FactoryMuseumPartly ruins1833[55]1854[55]?Ross
Saltwater River Penal colonyClosedRuins1833 1848[56] ?Saltwater River
Total capacity-(current)

Victoria
HM Prison Dhurringile, a minimum security centre.
Victoria Prisons map
The former HM Prison Geelong, closed in 1991.
HM Prison Loddon in Castlemaine.
The Old Melbourne Gaol in Russell Street, Melbourne.
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 being built or planned at Ararat and Ravenhall. Many prisons have had recent expansions in terms of bed numbers.

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]

  • 35.5 years old
  • born in Australia
  • did not complete high school
  • a history of alcohol and drug abuse
  • single and unemployed at the time he entered the prison system
  • sentence of three years in a medium security prison
  • more likely than not to have been imprisoned previously

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

  • 36 years old
  • born in Australia
  • single or in a de facto relationship
  • likely to be a mother/primary care giver
  • unemployed, home duties or on a pension before prison
  • has a higher level of education than her male counterpart but still failed to complete high school
  • sentence of less than two years
  • likely to be in prison for the first time

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
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Acheron Boys HomeOperationalMinimum (juveniles)Youth Justice Custodial Servicescirca 196610Buxton
Ashendene Boys HomeClosedJuvenilesFamily Welfare Division of the Social Welfare Department1966November 1988?Olinda
Ballarat GaolClosed. Mostly demolished except The main gate, warden's residence, governor's residence and the guard towerMaximum (males and females)Corrections Victoria18621965[74]Ballarat
Beechworth Correctional CentreOperationalMinimumCorrections Victoria2005210Beechworth
Beechworth GaolClosedMuseum+mixed use development[58]Corrections Victoria18642004[132]Beechworth
Castlemaine GaolMuseum[59]MaximumState of Victoria18571990?Castlemaine
Dame Phyllis Frost CentreOperationalMinimum to maximum (female)Corrections Victoria15 August 1996604Deer Park
Fulham Correctional Centre (including NALU)OperationalMinimum to MediumGEO Group Australia1997893Sale
HM Prison Barwon (including Barwon Supermax)OperationalMaximum; supermaxCorrections VictoriaJanuary 1990478Lara
HM Prison Bendigo (Sandhurst Gaol)ClosedAdaptively reused as Ulumbarra Theatre and partly as Bendigo Senior Secondary College (hospitality school)[60]Corrections Victoria18632006[85]Bendigo
HM Prison DhurringileOperationalMinimumCorrections Victoria1965328Murchison
HM Prison GeelongMuseumMaximumCorrections Victoria18531991?Geelong
HM Prison Langi Kal KalOperationalMinimumCorrections VictoriaOfficially in February 1951[61]428[61]Beaufort
HM Prison LoddonOperationalMediumCorrections Victoria1990468[62]Castlemaine
HM Prison Morwell RiverReused as Adventure and accommodation centreMinimumCorrections Victoria19511997?Morwell
HM Prison PentridgeClosedMaximumMuseum and Housing Estate built on site18511997?Coburg
HM Prison SaleOnly façade survived. Land developed into police station.[63]MediumCorrections Victoria18871997?Sale
HM Prison Won WronReused as Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place[64]MinimumCorrections Victoria19642004[127]Won Wron
HM Prison FairleaClosed. DemolishedMaximum ?1956[65]1996[65]?Fairfield
HM Prison TarrengowerOperationalMinimum (female)Corrections Victoria1988[66] ?78Maldon
Hopkins Correctional Centre (Ararat)OperationalMedium ProtectionCorrections Victoria1967762Ararat
J Ward (HM Prison Ararat)MuseumMaximumCorrections Victoria18591991?Ararat
Malmsbury Youth Justice CentreOperationalMinimum to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety196574Malmsbury
Marngoneet Correctional CentreOperationalMediumCorrections Victoria2006559Lara
McLeod Prison Farm[67] Reused as Bed and breakfast motel, then into a Farm 1916 1975 French Island
HM Melbourne Assessment PrisonOperationalMaximumCorrections Victoria6 April 1989 (1989-04-06)305West Melbourne
Old Melbourne GaolMuseum & Event's venueMaximumState of Victoria18451924?Melbourne
Melbourne Youth Justice CentreOperationalMedium to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety1993110Parkville
Metropolitan Remand CentreOperationalMaximum remandCorrections Victoria2006954Ravenhall
Parkville Youth Residential CentreOperationalMedium to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety199830Parkville
Port Phillip PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximumG4S Australia Pty. Limited19971117Truganina
Ravenhall Correctional CentreOperationalMediumGEO Group Australia20171300Ravenhall
Turana Youth Training CentreClosedMedium to maximumDepartment of Justice and Community Safety1955[68]2001[86]Parkville
Western Plains Correctional CentreOperationalMaximumG4S Australia Pty. Limited20221248Lara 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.
The gatehouse of Fremantle Prison by moonlight.
A typical cell in Fremantle Prison.
Prisons in Western Australia
Prison Status Classification Managed Opened Closed Capacity Location
Acacia PrisonOperationalMediumSercoMay 20011,525Wooroloo
Albany Regional PrisonOperationalMaximumDepartment of Justice16 September 1966310Albany
Bandyup Women's PrisonOperationalMixed (female)January 1970259West Swan
Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention CentreOperationalMedium to maximumSeptember 1997?Canning Vale
Boronia Pre-release Centre for WomenOperationalMinimum (female)May 200482Bentley
Broome Regional PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximum (male/female)February 1945138Broome
Bunbury Regional PrisonOperationalMaximum (remand only); Minimum to mediumFebruary 1971340College Grove
Casuarina PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximumJune 19911200Casuarina
Eastern Goldfields Regional PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximum (male/female)2016136Boulder
Fremantle PrisonClosedMuseum, World Heritage SiteGovernment of Western Australia18558 November 1991[800]Fremantle
Greenough Regional PrisonOperationalMaximum (remand only); Minimum to mediumDepartment of JusticeOctober 1984323Narngulu
Hakea PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximumJune 1982897Canning Vale
Karnet Prison FarmOperationalMinimumMarch 1963326Serpentine
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration FacilityOperationalMaximumSodexo2016254Canning Vale
Nyandi Women's PrisonClosed. Reused as Boronia Pre-release Centre for WomenMinimum19702004Bentley
Pardelup Prison FarmOperationalMinimumDepartment of Justice192796Mount Barker
Perth GaolClosedMinimum18541888Northbridge
Rangeview Juvenile Remand CentreClosedRemand CentreDepartment of Justice1994201292Murdoch
Riverbank Prison Closed. Not used.[69] Department of Justice 1970 2001 Caversham
Roebourne Regional PrisonOperationalMinimum to maximum (male/female)Department of JusticeMarch 1984161Roebourne
Round HouseClosedMuseumFremantle City Council18301886Fremantle
Wandoo Reintegration FacilityOperationalMinimumDepartment of JusticeNovember 201280Murdoch
West Kimberley Regional PrisonOperationalMinimum to mediumDepartment of Justice1 November 2012150Derby
Wooroloo Prison FarmOperationalMinimumDepartment of Justice1972360Wooroloo
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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