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J Ward

Closed 1991Low
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Aging · 5mo ago
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Capacity

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Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1859

Closed 1991

Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

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Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1859

Region

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Security level

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Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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Visiting

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Mailing

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Practical info

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Known issues

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Notable inmates

  • Charles Foussard
    Charles Foussard
    1882–1974 · criminal

    Charles Lucas Edmond Kindel Sidi Foussard (c. 1882 – 1974; also spelled Foussart, Fossard) was a French Australian man who spent most of his life confined in the J Ward mental asylum in Ararat, Victoria, after murdering an elderly man and stealing his boots.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

Girdlestone Street Ararat VIC 3377
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). J Ward. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/j-ward
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"J Ward." World Prisons. Accessed October 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/j-ward.
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@misc{worldprisons-j-ward,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {J Ward},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/j-ward},
  urldate = {2026-10-21}
}