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Prisons in Australia · World Prisons

Prisons in Australia

262 facilities in our database — page 1 of 9.

Acacia Prison

Australia · Wooroloo

Type

Medium security

Capacity

1,433

Held

—

Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre

Australia · Grafton

Type

Juvenile

Capacity

45

Held

—

Adelaide Pre-Release Centre

Australia · Northfield

Type

Minimum security

Capacity

104

Held

—

Adelaide Remand Centre

Australia · Adelaide

Type

Maximum security

Capacity

274

Held

—

Adelaide Women's Prison

Australia · Northfield, Adelaide

Type

Closed female

Capacity

104

Held

—

Adelaide Womens Prison

Australia · Northfield

Type

Minimum to maximum security

Capacity

176

Held

—

Adelaide Youth Training Centre (Goldsborough Campus)

Australia · Cavan

Type

Juvenile

Capacity

60

Held

—

Adelaide Youth Training Centre (Jonal Drive Campus)

Australia · Cavan

Type

Juvenile

Capacity

36

Held

—

Albany Regional Prison

Australia · Albany

Type

Minimum to maximum security

Capacity

510

Held

—

Alexander Maconochie Centre

Australia · Hume

Type

Minimum to maximum security

Capacity

539

Held

—

Alice Springs Correctional Centre

Australia · Alice Springs

Type

Multi-level

Capacity

—

Held

—

Alice Springs Correction Centre

Australia · Hugh

Type

Medium to maximum security

Capacity

400

Held

—

Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Alice Springs Youth Detention Centre

Australia · Hugh

Type

Juvenile

Capacity

10

Held

—

Allambie Reception Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Amber Laurel Correctional Centre

Australia · Emu Plains

Type

Minimum security

Capacity

56

Held

—

Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre

Australia · Wacol

Type

Maximum security

Capacity

890

Held

—

Ashendene Boys Home

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ashley Youth Detention Centre

Australia · Deloraine

Type

Unknown

Capacity

51

Held

—

Australian internment camps in World War I

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ballarat Gaol

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Balund-a (Tabulam) Correctional Facility

Australia · Mookima Wybra

Type

Community corrections

Capacity

—

Held

—

Bandyup Women's Prison

Australia · Middle Swan, Perth

Type

Closed female

Capacity

68

Held

—

Bandyup Womens Prison

Australia · West Swan

Type

Minimum to maximum security

Capacity

394

Held

—

Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre

Australia · Canning Vale

Type

Juvenile

Capacity

—

Held

—

Barkly Work Camp

Australia · Tennant Creek

Type

Minimum security

Capacity

—

Held

—

Barwon Prison

Australia · Lara

Type

Maximum security

Capacity

488

Held

—

Barwon Prison

Australia · Lara, Victoria

Type

State maximum-security

Capacity

540

Held

500

Under capacity (93%)Low

Bathurst Correctional Centre

Australia · Bathurst

Type

Multi-level

Capacity

—

Held

—

Bathurst Correctional Complex

Australia · Bathurst

Type

Minimum to medium security

Capacity

222

Held

—

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