Albany Regional Prison
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| Albany Regional Prison | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Albany, Western Australia, 8km west of Albany, 408km south of Perth |
| Status: | Operational |
| Security class: | Maximum/medium/minimum (male) |
| Capacity: | 186, plus 32 work camp |
| Opened: | September 16, 1966 |
| Closed: | - |
| Managed by: | Department of Corrective Services, Western Australia |
Albany Regional Prison is a maximum security prison located in Albany, Western Australia, Australia. Albany Prison was commissioned in 1966 with a capacity of 72 minimum security cells. In 1979 it was upgraded to maximum security and in 1988 expanded to a capacity of 126. In 1993 it expanded again, to 186 standard-bed cells.
Albany Prison is the only maximum-security prison outside Perth and manages maximum, medium and minimum-security prisoners and holds a significant number of long-term prisoners originally from other countries.
