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Melbourne Assessment Prison

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Background

The Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP) is an Australian remand and reception prison located in Spencer Street, West Melbourne, Victoria. The facility is operated by Corrections Victoria.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1989

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Corrections Victoria

Population held

male

Opened

1989

Region

Victoria

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

317 Spencer Street, West Melbourne 3003

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Data completeness

54%

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