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Campbell Street Gaol
MaximumMixedClosed 1963Low
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Background
H.M. Gaol Hobart or Campbell Street Gaol, a former Australian maximum security prison for males and females, was located in Hobart, Tasmania. Built by convict labour, the jail operated between 1821 until the early 1960s. In 1961, male inmates were transferred to the H.M. Risdon Prison and in 1963, female inmates were transferred to the Risdon Women's Prison. Designed in the Georgian Renaissance architectural style by John Lee Archer, what remains of the jail is now managed by the National Trust of Australia (Tasmania) as a historic site.
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Capacity
640
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1821
Closed 1963
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
National Trust of AustraliaPopulation held
Mixed
Opened
1821
Region
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Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
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Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersCapacity (beds)this: 640 · peers avg: 341 (+88%)
Data completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5028150)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Campbell Street Gaol. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/campbell-street-gaol
Chicago
"Campbell Street Gaol." World Prisons. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/campbell-street-gaol.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-campbell-street-gaol,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Campbell Street Gaol},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/campbell-street-gaol},
urldate = {2026-07-22}
}