Location | Stirling North, South Australia |
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Coordinates | 32°30′48″S 137°48′39″E / 32.51326°S 137.810864°E [1] |
Security class | high, medium, low, protectees, special needs |
Capacity | 549 (524 male, 25 female) |
Managed by | Department 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]