Australia · SA · Stirling North
Port Augusta Prison
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Capacity
522
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1869
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
mixed
Opened
1869
Region
SA
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.
Notable inmates
- Bevan Spencer von Einem1945–2025 · criminal
Bevan Spencer von Einem (29 May 1946 â 5 December 2025) was an Australian convicted child murderer and suspected serial killer from Adelaide, South Australia.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
60%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q7230491)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Port Augusta Prison. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-augusta-prison
"Port Augusta Prison." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/port-augusta-prison.
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title = {Port Augusta Prison},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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