HM Prison Morwell River

HM Prison Morwell River
Morwell River Prison late 2006
Location	Victoria
Coordinates	38°12′58″S 146°22′00″E / 38.2161°S 146.3666°E / -38.2161; 146.3666Coordinates: 38°12′58″S 146°22′00″E / 38.2161°S 146.3666°E / -38.2161; 146.3666
Status	Closed
Security class	Minimum Security
Capacity	100
Opened	1951
Closed	1997
Managed by	Corrections Victoria

HM Prison Morwell River, opened in 1951, was an open prison located near Morwell, Victoria. Inmates and prison officers (normally bitter enemies, "crims" and "screws") called a truce while working on the project. Prisoners were taken to shopping centers in Morwell and left unattended, at total liberty and on trust, to rattle their tins. Civilian clothes (rather than the shapeless "prison green" tracksuits and Dunlop sneakers) were worn. The local community was generous, supportive and accepting of the men from Morwell River Prison Farm. ^[1]

Notable prisoners

Derryn Hinch –
Harry Beitzel –

References

↑ "Computer counterfeiters profit in prison - 30 May 1992 - New Scientist". www.newscientist.com. Retrieved 2008-03-29.

Prisons in Victoria

Operational facilities for adults	Barwon Beechworth Dame Phyllis Frost Dhurringile Fulham Hopkins Langi Kal Kal Loddon Melbourne Assessment Prison Ivanhoe Hostel Melbourne Custody Centre Mirallee Reception Centre Marngoneet Metropolitan Remand Centre Port Phillip Tarrengower

Operational facilities for juveniles	Acheron Hillside Illoura Children’s Home Malmsbury Youth Training Centre Turana Youth Training Centre

Closed facilities	Allambie Ashendene Ballarat HM Prison Beechworth Bendigo Castlemaine Fairlea Geelong J Ward Kilmore Melbourne Morwell River Pentridge Pirra Homestead Sale Winlaton Won Wron

See also: List of Australian prisons

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