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Port Augusta Prison

Coordinates: 32°30′48″S 137°48′39″E / 32.51326°S 137.810864°E / -32.51326; 137.810864
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Port Augusta Prison
Port Augusta Prison is located in South Australia
Port Augusta Prison
Location in South Australia
LocationStirling North, South Australia
Coordinates32°30′48″S 137°48′39″E / 32.51326°S 137.810864°E / -32.51326; 137.810864[1]
Security classhigh, medium, low, protectees, special needs
Capacity549 (524 male, 25 female)
Managed byDepartment for Correctional Services

Port Augusta Prison is a prison located in Stirling North just south of Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia.[2]

The prison has facilities for high, medium and low security prisoners including protectees and special needs prisoners. With a capacity of 524 male and 25 female inmates, the prison is one of only two facilities in the State that provides accommodation for female prisoners and has a significant Indigenous Australian population.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Search results for 'Port Augusta Goal (sic)' with the following datasets being selected - 'Suburbs and Localities' and 'Gazetteer'". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. ^ "SA Prisons, PORT AUGUSTA PRISON". Department for Correctional Services. Archived from the original on 20 July 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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