Australia · Victoria · Lara, Victoria
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Victoria's principal maximum-security prison. Houses the Acacia high-security unit for the most-restricted inmates.
Capacity
540
Current population
500
Occupancy
93%
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 20 May 2026 · methodology
Operator
Corrections VictoriaPopulation held
male
Opened
1990
Region
Victoria
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Acacia unit uses prolonged in-cell restriction for inmates designated as high-risk.
Visit application via Corrections Victoria portal. Photo ID required.
Inmate Name & CRN, Barwon Prison, Bacchus Marsh Road, Lara VIC 3214, Australia.
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Ongoing scrutiny of Acacia unit conditions for terror-convict inmates.
Carl Williams (deceased 2010), Tony Mokbel (transferred 2024), Robert Farquharson.
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
What the score is responding to:
This facility scores 5. The national average across 262 scored Australia facilities is 5 — matching the national average.
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in Australia.
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World Prisons. (2026). Barwon Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/barwon
"Barwon Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/barwon.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Barwon Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/barwon},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}