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Australia

The prisons, jails and police of Australia

This page lists 146 places of detention and 1,426 law enforcement agencies in Australia. Australia has no federal prisons: each state and territory runs its own corrective services agency, such as Corrective Services NSW. People charged with federal offences are held in state facilities. They include 1,423 police stations, 110 prisons and 19 young offender institutions. 78 entries have a telephone number on record; for the others, the address and map location are given. The busiest state is New South Wales (501 entries). Choose one of 9 states to see every facility with its address and telephone.

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Australian Capital TerritoryNew South WalesNorthern TerritoryOther TerritoriesQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaWestern AustraliaAlexander Maconochie CentreBimberi Youth Justice CentrePeriodic Detention CentreBathurst GaolKirkconnell Correctional CentreParklea Correctional CentreCompulsory Drug Treatment Correctional CentreBrewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) CentreBroken Hill Correctional CentreReiby Juvenile Detention CentreVillawood Immigration Detention CentreFrank Baxter Juvenile Justice CentreKariong Intake and Transit Centre (Gosford)Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional CentreCessnock Correctional CentreCessnock Correctional ComplexHunter Correctional CentreShortland (Cessnock) Correctional CentreAcmena Juvenile Justice CentreClarence Correctional CentreGrafton Correctional CentreGundagai GaolMary Wade Correctional CentreMacquarie Correctional CentreOrana Juvenile Justice CentreWellington Correctional CentreGlen Innes Correctional Centre (Glen Elgin)Glen Innes Correctional CentreGoulburn Correctional CentreHigh Risk Management Correctional CentreJunee Correctional CentreMid North Coast Correctional CentreLithgow Correctional CentreDefence Force Correctional Establishment (DFCE)Prison cellsSt Heliers Correctional CentreOberon Correctional CentreNorma Parker Correctional CentreParramatta Correctional CentreSilverwater Correctional Complex (City of Parramatta Council)Silverwater Correctional Complex (Holker St)Silverwater Women's Correctional CentreCobham Juvenile Justice CentreDillwynia Women's Correctional CentreEmu Plains Correctional CentreJohn Morony Correctional ComplexGeoffrey Pearce Correctional CentreJohn Morony Correctional CentreLong Bay Correctional CentreLong Bay HospitalBomaderry Aboriginal Children's HomeSouth Coast Correctional CentreCooma Correctional CentreMannus Correctional CentreTamworth Correctional Centre (North Tamworth)Tamworth Correctional CentreRiverina Juvenile Justice CentreWentworth GaolBerrima GaolBarkly Work CampDoug Owston Correctional CentreHoltze Youth Detention CentreAlice Springs Correctional CentreDarwin Correctional CentreDon Dale Youth Detention CentreChristmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing CentreArthur Gorrie Correctional CentreBrisbane Correctional CentreBrisbane Immigration Transit AccommodationBrisbane WatchhouseForensic Disability ServiceHelena Jones CentreWolston Correctional CentreSpringsure Work CampNuminbah Correctional CentreBorallon Training and Correctional CentreCapricornia Correctional CentreRockhampton Correctional CentreSouthern Queensland Correctional CentreMitchell Work CampLotus Glen Correctional CentreWoodford Correctional CentreCharleville Work CampPalen Creek Correctional CentreCleveland Youth Detention CentreStuart PrisonTownsville Correctional Centre FarmWinton Work CampAdelaide Remand CentreMount Gambier PrisonPort Lincoln PrisonCadell Training CentreMobilong PrisonAdelaide Pre-Release CentreAdelaide Women's PrisonYatala Labour PrisonPort Augusta PrisonAdelaide Youth Training CentreMary Hutchinson Women's PrisonRisdon Prison ComplexAshley Youth Detention CentreHopkins Correctional CentreHM Prison BarwonKarreengaMarngoneet Correctional CentreWestern Plains Correctional CentreHM Prison DhurringileDaylesford Court HouseMelbourne Immigration Transit AccommodationBeechworth Correctional CentreMalmsbury Youth Justice CentreJudy Lazarus Transition CentreMelbourne Assessment PrisonParkville Youth Justice PrecinctDame Phyllis Frost CentreRavenhall Correctional CentreOuyen Community Correction ServicesHM Prison LoddonHM Prison TarrengowerHM Prison Langi Kal KalFulham Correctional CentreCherry Creek Youth Justice CentrePort Phillip PrisonAlbany Regional PrisonPerth Immigration Detention CentreBroome Regional PrisonBunbury Regional PrisonThe QuodWest Kimberley Regional PrisonDowerin Work CampRound HouseBanksia Hill Juvenile Detention CentreHakea PrisonGreenough Regional PrisonEastern Goldfields Regional PrisonRoebourne Regional PrisonCasuarina PrisonWandoo Reintegration FacilityWooroloo Prison FarmYongah Hill Immigration Detention CentrePardelup Prison FarmKarnet Prison FarmBandyup Women's PrisonGuildford GaolBoronia Pre-release Centre for WomenWyndham Work Camp
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1,423Police stations
110Prisons
19Young offender institutions
7Women's prisons
6Immigration detention centers
3Border police units
2Secure hospitals
2Remand prisons
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Prisons & jails

146 facilities

146 entries
Acmena Juvenile Justice CentreYoung offender institutionClarence ValleyNew South Wales——
Adelaide Pre-Release CentrePrisonPort Adelaide EnfieldSouth Australia—104
Adelaide Remand CentreRemand prisonAdelaideSouth Australia+61 8 8216 3200274
Adelaide Women's PrisonNorthfieldWomen's prisonPort Adelaide EnfieldSouth Australia—156
Adelaide Youth Training CentreYoung offender institutionSalisburySouth Australia——
Albany Regional PrisonTorndirrupPrisonAlbanyWestern Australia+61 8 9842 4444—
Alexander Maconochie CentrePrisonUnincorporated ACTAustralian Capital Territory+61 2 6205 8588—
Alice Springs Correctional CentrePrisonMacDonnellNorthern Territory+61 8 8951 8911—
Arthur Gorrie Correctional CentrePrisonBrisbaneQueensland—890
Ashley Youth Detention CentreDeloraineYoung offender institutionMeander ValleyTasmania+61 1300 135 513—
Bandyup Women's PrisonWomen's prisonSwanWestern Australia+61 8 9374 8700—
Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention CentrePerthYoung offender institutionGosnellsWestern Australia+61 8 9333 2222—
Barkly Work CampPrisonBarklyNorthern Territory——
Bathurst GaolPrisonBathurstNew South Wales(02) 6338 3282—
Beechworth Correctional CentrePrisonIndigoVictoria——
Berrima GaolPrisonWingecarribeeNew South Wales——
Bimberi Youth Justice CentreGungahlinYoung offender institutionUnincorporated ACTAustralian Capital Territory+61 2 6205 9051—
Bomaderry Aboriginal Children's HomeYoung offender institutionShoalhavenNew South Wales——
Borallon Training and Correctional CentrePrisonIpswichQueensland+61 7 5460 8401—
Boronia Pre-release Centre for WomenWomen's prisonVictoria ParkWestern Australia+61 8 9212 3600—
Brewarrina (Yetta Dhinnakkal) CentrePrisonBrewarrinaNew South Wales——
Brisbane Correctional CentreWacolWomen's prisonBrisbaneQueensland+61 7 3271 9000558
Brisbane Immigration Transit AccommodationImmigration detentionBrisbaneQueensland——
Brisbane WatchhousePrisonBrisbaneQueensland——
Broken Hill Correctional CentrePrisonBroken HillNew South Wales(08) 8082 6000—
Broome Regional PrisonPrisonBroomeWestern Australia+61 8 9193 8500—
Bunbury Regional PrisonPrisonBunburyWestern Australia+61 8 9795 2155—
Cadell Training CentrePrisonMid MurraySouth Australia+61 8 8540 3600210
Capricornia Correctional CentrePrisonLivingstoneQueensland——
Casuarina PrisonPrisonKwinanaWestern Australia+61 8 9411 5333—
Cessnock Correctional CentreNulkabaPrisonCessnockNew South Wales(02) 4993 2333—
Cessnock Correctional ComplexPrisonCessnockNew South Wales——
Charleville Work CampPrisonMurwehQueensland——
Cherry Creek Youth Justice CentreYoung offender institutionWyndhamVictoria——
Christmas Island Immigration Reception and Processing CentreImmigration detentionChristmas IslandOther Territories——
Clarence Correctional CentreLavadiaPrisonClarence ValleyNew South Wales(02) 6643 6500—
Cleveland Youth Detention CentreYoung offender institutionTownsvilleQueensland+61 7 4421 5222—
Cobham Juvenile Justice CentreYoung offender institutionPenrithNew South Wales+61 2 9673 4917—
Compulsory Drug Treatment Correctional CentreParkleaPrisonBlacktownNew South Wales(02) 9678 4171—
Cooma Correctional CentrePrisonSnowy MonaroNew South Wales(02) 6455 0333—
Dame Phyllis Frost CentreRemand prisonMeltonVictoria+61 3 9217 7777260
Darwin Correctional CentreYoung offender institutionPalmerstonNorthern Territory+61 8 8944 21041,048
Daylesford Court HousePrisonHepburnVictoria——
Defence Force Correctional Establishment (DFCE)PrisonLiverpoolNew South Wales——
Dillwynia Women's Correctional CentreBerkshire ParkWomen's prisonPenrithNew South Wales(02) 4582 2528—
Don Dale Youth Detention CentreYoung offender institutionPalmerstonNorthern Territory——
Doug Owston Correctional CentrePrisonLitchfieldNorthern Territory——
Dowerin Work CampPrisonDowerinWestern Australia——
Eastern Goldfields Regional PrisonPrisonKalgoorlie-BoulderWestern Australia+61 8 9093 5100—
Emu Plains Correctional CentrePrisonPenrithNew South Wales(02) 4735 0230—
Forensic Disability ServiceSecure hospitalBrisbaneQueensland——
Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice CentreCentral CoastYoung offender institutionCentral Coast (NSW)New South Wales+61 2 4340 3800—
Fulham Correctional CentrePrisonWellingtonVictoria+61 3 5142 3800—
Geoffrey Pearce Correctional CentreBerkshire ParkPrisonPenrithNew South Wales(02) 4582 2480—
Glen Innes Correctional CentrePrisonGlen Innes SevernNew South Wales——
Glen Innes Correctional Centre (Glen Elgin)PrisonGlen Innes SevernNew South Wales——
Goulburn Correctional CentrePrisonGoulburn MulwareeNew South Wales(02) 4827 2222—
Grafton Correctional CentrePrisonClarence ValleyNew South Wales——
Greenough Regional PrisonNarnguluPrisonGreater GeraldtonWestern Australia+61 8 9923 6500—
Guildford GaolPrisonSwanWestern Australia——
Gundagai GaolPrisonCootamundra-GundagaiNew South Wales——
Hakea PrisonPerthPrisonGosnellsWestern Australia+61 8 9366 6333—
Helena Jones CentrePrisonBrisbaneQueensland+61 7 3624 8033—
High Risk Management Correctional CentreGoulburnPrisonGoulburn MulwareeNew South Wales(02) 4827 2423—
HM Prison BarwonLaraPrisonGreater GeelongVictoria+61 3 5220 8222—
HM Prison DhurringilePrisonGreater SheppartonVictoria+61 3 5824 8800328
HM Prison Langi Kal KalShire of PyreneesPrisonPyreneesVictoria+61 3 5349 4900—
HM Prison LoddonPrisonMount AlexanderVictoria——
HM Prison TarrengowerPrisonMount AlexanderVictoria——
Holtze Youth Detention CentreYoung offender institutionLitchfieldNorthern Territory——
Hopkins Correctional CentrePrisonAraratVictoria+61 3 4309 3333—
Hunter Correctional CentrePrisonCessnockNew South Wales(02) 4993 2333—
Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional CentrePrisonCentral DarlingNew South Wales——
John Morony Correctional CentreBerkshire ParkPrisonPenrithNew South Wales(02) 4582 2223—
John Morony Correctional ComplexBerkshire ParkPrisonPenrithNew South Wales(02) 4582 2224—
Judy Lazarus Transition CentrePrisonMelbourneVictoria——
Junee Correctional CentrePrisonJuneeNew South Wales(02) 6930 6222—
Kariong Intake and Transit Centre (Gosford)PrisonCentral Coast (NSW)New South Wales——
Karnet Prison FarmPrisonSerpentine-JarrahdaleWestern Australia——
KarreengaPrisonGreater GeelongVictoria——
Kirkconnell Correctional CentrePrisonBathurstNew South Wales(02) 6329 5575—
Lithgow Correctional CentreMarrangarooPrisonLithgowNew South Wales(02) 6350 2222—
Long Bay Correctional CentreMalabarPrisonRandwickNew South Wales(02) 8304 2000—
Long Bay HospitalMalabarSecure hospitalRandwickNew South Wales(02) 8304 2000—
Lotus Glen Correctional CentreArrigaPrisonMareebaQueensland+61 7 4093 3911—
Macquarie Correctional CentreWellingtonPrisonDubboNew South Wales(02) 6845 5600—
Malmsbury Youth Justice CentreYoung offender institutionMacedon RangesVictoria——
Mannus Correctional CentrePrisonSnowy ValleysNew South Wales——
Marngoneet Correctional CentreCity of Greater GeelongPrisonGreater GeelongVictoria+61 3 5282 0600—
Mary Hutchinson Women's PrisonHobartWomen's prisonClarenceTasmania+61 3 6165 7400—
Mary Wade Correctional CentreLidcombePrisonCumberlandNew South Wales(02) 8737 5000—
Melbourne Assessment PrisonPrisonMelbourneVictoria+61 3 9321 4111—
Melbourne Immigration Transit AccommodationImmigration detentionHumeVictoria+61 3 9280 6100—
Mid North Coast Correctional CentreAldavillaPrisonKempseyNew South Wales+61 2 6560 2700—
Mitchell Work CampPrisonMaranoaQueensland——
Mobilong PrisonPrisonMurray BridgeSouth Australia—472
Mount Gambier PrisonPrisonGrantSouth Australia—489
Norma Parker Correctional CentrePrisonParramattaNew South Wales——
Numinbah Correctional CentrePrisonGold CoastQueensland+61 7 5533 4131—
Oberon Correctional CentrePrisonOberonNew South Wales——
Orana Juvenile Justice CentreYoung offender institutionDubboNew South Wales——
Ouyen Community Correction ServicesPrisonMilduraVictoria——
Palen Creek Correctional CentrePrisonScenic RimQueensland——
Pardelup Prison FarmForest HillPrisonPlantagenetWestern Australia+61 8 9851 3700—
Parklea Correctional CentrePrisonBlacktownNew South Wales(02) 9676 9899—
Parkville Youth Justice PrecinctYoung offender institutionMelbourneVictoria+61 3 9389 4200—
Parramatta Correctional CentrePrisonParramattaNew South Wales——
Periodic Detention CentrePrisonUnincorporated ACTAustralian Capital Territory——
Perth Immigration Detention CentreImmigration detentionBelmontWestern Australia——
Port Augusta PrisonPrisonPort AugustaSouth Australia—661
Port Lincoln PrisonPrisonLower Eyre PeninsulaSouth Australia—202
Port Phillip PrisonPrisonWyndhamVictoria+61 3 9094 2004—
Prison cellsPrisonLiverpoolNew South Wales——
Ravenhall Correctional CentrePrisonMeltonVictoria——
Reiby Juvenile Detention CentreYoung offender institutionCampbelltown (NSW)New South Wales——
Risdon Prison ComplexPrisonClarenceTasmania+61 3 6216 8180—
Riverina Juvenile Justice CentreYoung offender institutionWagga WaggaNew South Wales+61 2 6921 0100—
Rockhampton Correctional CentrePrisonLivingstoneQueensland——
Roebourne Regional PrisonCity of KarrathaPrisonKarrathaWestern Australia+61 8 9182 0100—
Round HousePrisonFremantleWestern Australia——
Shortland (Cessnock) Correctional CentrePrisonCessnockNew South Wales(02) 4993 2333—
Silverwater Correctional Complex (City of Parramatta Council)PrisonParramattaNew South Wales(02) 9289 5600—
Silverwater Correctional Complex (Holker St)PrisonParramattaNew South Wales(02) 9289 5600—
Silverwater Women's Correctional CentreWomen's prisonParramattaNew South Wales(02) 9289 5920—
South Coast Correctional CentreNowra HillPrisonShoalhavenNew South Wales(02) 4424 6000—
Southern Queensland Correctional CentrePrisonLockyer ValleyQueensland——
Springsure Work CampPrisonCentral Highlands (Qld)Queensland——
St Heliers Correctional CentrePrisonMuswellbrookNew South Wales(02) 6542 4300—
Stuart PrisonPrisonTownsvilleQueensland——
Tamworth Correctional CentrePrisonTamworthNew South Wales——
Tamworth Correctional Centre (North Tamworth)PrisonTamworthNew South Wales(02) 6764 5333—
The QuodPrisonCockburnWestern Australia——
Townsville Correctional Centre FarmPrisonTownsvilleQueensland——
Villawood Immigration Detention CentreImmigration detentionCanterbury-BankstownNew South Wales——
Wandoo Reintegration FacilityPrisonMelvilleWestern Australia+61 8 9218 7901—
Wellington Correctional CentrePrisonDubboNew South Wales(02) 6840 2800—
Wentworth GaolPrisonWentworthNew South Wales——
West Kimberley Regional PrisonDerbyPrisonDerby-West KimberleyWestern Australia+61 8 9161 6000—
Western Plains Correctional CentrePrisonGreater GeelongVictoria——
Winton Work CampPrisonWintonQueensland——
Wolston Correctional CentreYoung offender institutionBrisbaneQueensland+61 7 3021 0777—
Woodford Correctional CentreBrisbanePrisonMoreton BayQueensland+61 7 5422 5200—
Wooroloo Prison FarmPrisonMundaringWestern Australia——
Wyndham Work CampPrisonWyndham-East KimberleyWestern Australia——
Yatala Labour PrisonPrisonPort Adelaide EnfieldSouth Australia+61 8 8262 2421548
Yongah Hill Immigration Detention CentreImmigration detentionNorthamWestern Australia+61 8 9621 7000—
Questions

Frequently asked

How many places of detention does Australia have?

The atlas lists 146 prisons, jails and detention centres in Australia, including 110 prisons and 19 young offender institutions.

Which police agencies serve Australia?

1,426 police units are listed for Australia: 1,423 police stations and 3 border police units.

Can I look up a prisoner in Australia?

Public inmate lists are generally not published in Australia. Contact the facility or the authority that runs it, using the address and telephone on each facility page.

Which state has the most facilities?

New South Wales, with 56 prisons and jails and 445 police units.

Are telephone numbers available for these facilities?

Yes for 78 entries of 146. Where a number is missing, the facility page shows its address and map location; details can change, so the agency's own website is the authority.

Are there women's, youth or remand facilities in Australia?

The atlas lists 7 women's prisons, 19 young offender institutions and 2 remand prisons here. Each has its own page with the address and, where published, a phone number.

Where are most of the prisons in Australia?

Berkshire Park has the most, with 4 places of detention in the atlas, out of 47 towns with at least one.

How are the listings for Australia organised?

The atlas files Australia by state, following official administrative boundaries; 9 states currently have entries. Every facility is listed in the state where it is located; New South Wales is the largest by number of entries.

Where can I reach the police in Australia?

In an emergency, call the national emergency number. For anything else, the atlas lists 1,426 police units here. Open a state to see the units in each area.

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