World Prisons

Prisons

232 facilities indexed. Filter by country, security level, type, or gender. Click any card for contact details, visiting rules, and conditions.

View on map

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

Acacia Prison

Australia · Wooroloo, Perth

Medium

Type

Medium security

Capacity

—

Held

—

Acmena Juvenile Justice Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Adelaide Remand Centre

Australia · Adelaide

Maximum

Type

Remand

Capacity

274

Held

—

Adelaide Women's Prison

Australia · Northfield, Adelaide

Multi-level

Type

Closed female

Capacity

104

Held

—

Albany Regional Prison

Australia · Albany

Maximum

Type

Multi-level

Capacity

—

Held

—

Alexander Maconochie Centre

Australia · Hume

Maximum

Type

Multi-level (the ACT's only adult prison)

Capacity

—

Held

—

Alice Springs Correctional Centre

Australia · Alice Springs

Maximum

Type

Multi-level

Capacity

—

Held

—

Alice Springs Juvenile Holding Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Allambie Reception Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Amber Laurel Correctional Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre

Australia · Wacol, Brisbane

Maximum

Type

Remand

Capacity

890

Held

—

Ashendene Boys Home

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ashley Youth Detention Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Australian internment camps in World War I

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ballarat Gaol

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Bandyup Women's Prison

Australia · Middle Swan, Perth

Maximum

Type

Closed female

Capacity

—

Held

—

Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Barkly Work Camp

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Barwon Prison

Australia · Lara, Victoria

Maximum

Type

State maximum-security

Capacity

540

Held

500

Under capacity (93%)Low

Barwon Prison

Australia · Lara, Victoria

Maximum

Type

Maximum security

Capacity

—

Held

—

Bathurst Correctional Centre

Australia · Bathurst

Mixed

Type

Multi-level

Capacity

—

Held

—

Baxter Immigration Reception and Processing Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Beechworth Correctional Centre

Australia · Beechworth

Minimum

Type

Minimum security

Capacity

—

Held

—

Belconnen Remand Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Berrima Gaol

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Berrimah Prison (historic)

Australia · Darwin

Maximum

Type

Decommissioned historic

Capacity

750

Held

—

Bimberi Youth Justice Centre

Australia

Type

—

Capacity

—

Held

—

Boggo Road Gaol (historic)

Australia · Dutton Park, Brisbane

Maximum

Type

Decommissioned historic

Capacity

—

Held

—

Borallon Training and Correctional Centre

Australia · Ironbark

Medium

Type

Medium security (training)

Capacity

—

Held

—

Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women

Australia · Bayswater, Perth

Minimum

Type

Pre-release (women)

Capacity

—

Held

—