Tasmania
Prisons in Tasmania | |||||||
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Prison | Status | Classification | Managed | Opened | Closed | Capacity | Location |
Ashley Youth Detention Centre | Operational | Juvenile males and females | Department of Health and Human Services | 1922 | 51 | Deloraine | |
Campbell Street Gaol | Closed | Museum | As a museum by the National Trust of Australia | 1821 | 1963 | Hobart | |
Cascades Female Factory | Closed | Museum, World Heritage Site | Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority | 1828 | 1856 | ? | South Hobart |
George Town Female Factory | Closed | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
HM Hayes Prison Farm | Operational | Minimum (open farm) | Tasmanian Prison Service | 1937 | 70 | Hayes | |
Hobart Town Female Factory | Closed | ? | ? | 1821 | – | ? | Hobart |
Hobart Reception Centre | Operational | Maximum (males and females) | Tasmanian Prison Service | 1999 | 50 | Hobart | |
Launceston Female Factory | Closed | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Launceston |
Launceston Reception Centre | Operational | Maximum (males and females) | Tasmanian Prison Service | circa 1839 | 33 | Launceston | |
Macquarie Harbour Penal Station | Closed | Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area | Parks & Wildlife Service (Tasmania) | 1822 | 1833 | ? | Sarah Island |
Maria Island | Closed | Penal colony | ? | Maria Island | |||
Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison | Operational | Minimum to maximum | Tasmanian Prison Service Department of Health and Human Services |
1963 | 45 | Risdon Vale | |
Risdon Prison Complex |
Medium to maximum/Supermax | November 1960 and August 2006 |
280 | ||||
Ross Female Factory | Closed | ? | Parks & Wildlife Service (Tasmania) | 1820 | 1856 | ? | Ross |
Saltwater River | Closed | Penal colony | ? | Saltwater River | |||
Total capacity | - | (current) |
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