Port Lincoln Prison

Port Lincoln Prison
Location Pound Lane, Port Lincoln, South Australia
Security class Medium Security
Capacity 90 [1]
Opened 1966 [2]

Port Lincoln Prison is an Australian prison located in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, 650km north-west of the state capital of Adelaide.[1] It was opened in 1966.[2]

Sheep and cattle are raised at the prison providing work for low security prisoners involved in running an agricultural business. It has a capacity of 90 prisoners.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Port Lincoln Prison". Department for Corrections. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Port Lincoln Prison celebrates 50 years". News release - Peter Malinauskas. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

Coordinates: 34°42′16.73″S 135°47′51.09″E / 34.7046472°S 135.7975250°E / -34.7046472; 135.7975250


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