HM Prison Barwon
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Background
HM Prison Barwon or informally Barwon Prison, an Australian high risk and maximum security prison for males, is located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the township of Lara, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The facility is operated by Corrections Victoria. The prison provides accommodation and services for remand and sentenced prisoners detained under Victorian and Federal legislation. Barwon Prison is located adjacent to the 559-bed medium security Marngoneet Correctional Centre, opened in 2006.
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Capacity
24
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1990
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrections VictoriaPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1990
Region
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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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Barwon PrisonLara, VictoriaMaximumState maximum-security93% occupancy
- Long Bay Correctional ComplexMalabar, SydneyMixedState complex98% occupancy
- South Coast Correctional CentreNowra HillMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Langi Kal Kal PrisonLangi Kal KalMinimumMinimum security
- Ouyen Community Correction Services
- Acacia PrisonWoorolooMediumMedium security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
34%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5635133)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). HM Prison Barwon. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-barwon
"HM Prison Barwon." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/hm-prison-barwon.
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