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HM Prison Fairlea was an Australian female prison located on Yarra Bend Road in the suburb of Fairfield, Victoria, Australia. The first all-female prison in Victoria, it was built on the site of the Yarra Bend Asylum, with remnants of the walls and gates being used in the layout of the prison. In 1982 a deliberately lit fire led to the deaths of three inmates. The rebuilt and expanded prison reopened in 1986. After closing in 1996 due to privatisation of sections of the prison system, Fairlea was demolished and the site converted to parkland.
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Capacity
106
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1986
Closed 1996
Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Operator
Corrections VictoriaPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1986
Region
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Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Fairlea. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-fairlea
"HM Prison Fairlea." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-fairlea.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {HM Prison Fairlea},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-fairlea},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}