Notable Prisoners
- Hon. Gordon Brown – a former President of the Australian Senate.
- James Finch and Andrew Stuart – the "Whiskey Au-Go-Go" murderers.
- Arthur 'Slim' Halliday – murderer and escapologist.
- Nathan Jones – actor and professional wrestler.
- Patrick Kenniff – also known as Queensland's last bushranger.
- Debbie Kilroy – prisoner rights activist, founder of Sisters Inside.
- Craig Petersen – heavyweight boxing champion.
- Michael Peterson – Australian surfing legend.
- Ellen Thomson – the only woman hanged in Queensland.
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