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Mount Gambier Prison

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Background

Mount Gambier Prison is an Australian prison located in Moorak immediately south of Mount Gambier.

Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.

Capacity

489

Current population

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Occupancy

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Year opened

1995

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

G4S

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1995

Region

SA

Security level

—

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

871 Carpenter Rocks Rd 5291
Official site

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Compared to other facilities in Australia

231 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 489 · peers avg: 543 (10%)

Data completeness

36%

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