Port Augusta Prison

Port Augusta Prison
Location	Stirling North, South Australia
Security class	high, medium, low, protectees, special needs
Capacity	498 (491 male, 7 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 478 male and 7 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

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

External links

South Australian prisons

Operational facilities for adults	Adelaide Pre-Release Centre Adelaide Remand Centre Adelaide Women's Prison Cadell Training Centre Mobilong Prison Mount Gambier Prison Port Augusta Prison Port Lincoln Prison Yatala Labour Prison

Closed facilities	Adelaide Gaol Gladstone Gaol Redruth Gaol

See also: List of Australian prisons

Coordinates: 32°30′40″S 137°48′44″E / 32.51111°S 137.81222°E / -32.51111; 137.81222

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