Port Augusta Prison

Port Augusta Prison
Location in South Australia
Location Stirling North, South Australia
Coordinates 32°30′40″S 137°48′44″E / 32.51111°S 137.81222°E / -32.51111; 137.81222Coordinates: 32°30′40″S 137°48′44″E / 32.51111°S 137.81222°E / -32.51111; 137.81222
Security class high, medium, low, protectees, special needs
Capacity 549 (524 male, 25 female)
Managed by South Australian Department for Correctional Services

Port Augusta Prison is a prison located in Stirling North, South Australia, Australia.[1]

The prison has facilities for high, medium and low security prisoners including protectees and special needs prisoners. With a capacity of 524 male and 25 female inmates, the prison is one of only two facilities in the State that provides accommodation for female prisoners and has a significant Indigenous Australian population.

References

  1. "SA Prisons, PORT AUGUSTA PRISON". DEPARTMENT FOR CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. Retrieved 1 November 2015.


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