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Albany Regional Prison
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Background
Albany Regional Prison is a maximum security prison located 8 km West of Albany, Western 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 and by 2013 to 310. 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.
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Capacity
510
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1966
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
1966
Region
WA
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Alexander Maconochie CentreHumeMaximumMinimum to maximum security
- Hakea PrisonCanning ValeMaximumMinimum to maximum security
- Wellington Correctional CentreWellingtonMaximumMinimum to maximum security
- Casuarina PrisonCasuarinaMaximumMinimum to maximum security
- Roebourne Regional PrisonRoebourneMaximumMinimum to maximum security
- Port Augusta PrisonStirling NorthMaximumMinimum to maximum security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q4709374)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Albany Regional Prison. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/albany-regional-prison
"Albany Regional Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/albany-regional-prison.
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