Location | Risdon Vale, Tasmania |
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Coordinates | 42°48′43″S 147°20′24″E / 42.812°S 147.34°E |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum to maximum[1] |
Capacity | 45[2] |
Opened | 1963[3] (outside H.M. Risdon Prison) May 2006 (redeveloped)[4] |
Managed by | Tasmanian Prison Service |
Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison, formerly Risdon Women's Prison, an Australian minimum to maximum security prison for females, is located in Risdon Vale, Tasmania. The facility is operated by the Tasmanian Prison Service, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of Tasmania. The facility accepts felons convicted under Tasmanian and/or Commonwealth legislation.