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Pentridge Prison (historic)
Decommissioned historicMaximummaleClosed 1997Medium
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Background
HM Prison Pentridge, better known as Pentridge Prison, was an Australian prison established in 1851 in Coburg, Victoria. The first convicts arrived at the gaol in 1851. The facility closed on 1 May 1997, although some of the heritage-listed buildings still stand. Pentridge was often referred to as the "Bluestone College", "Coburg College" or "College of Knowledge". The grounds were originally landscaped by landscape gardener Hugh Linaker.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1851
Closed 1997
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
male
Opened
1851
Region
Victoria
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
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Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
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Contact & address
Champ Street, Coburg, Melbourne 3058
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Data completeness
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Sources
- Corrections Victoria â Pentridge history
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Wikidata (Q3247898)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Pentridge Prison (historic). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pentridge-prison-historic
Chicago
"Pentridge Prison (historic)." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pentridge-prison-historic.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-pentridge-prison-historic,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Pentridge Prison (historic)},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/pentridge-prison-historic},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}