Magill Youth Training Centre
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Background
The Magill Youth Training Centre (more correctly Magill Training Centre), also known as the Boys Reformatory, McNally Training Centre and South Australian Youth Training Centre (SAYTC) since its founding in 1869, was the last iteration of a series of reformatories or youth detention centres in Woodforde, South Australia. The centre came under criticism in the 2000s for "barbaric" and "degrading" conditions and was replaced by a new 60-bed youth training centre at Cavan in 2012.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1869
Closed 2012
Figures from official sources · verified 28 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1869
Region
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
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Contact & address
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q48816015)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Magill Youth Training Centre. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/magill-youth-training-centre
"Magill Youth Training Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/magill-youth-training-centre.
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