HM Prison Geelong

HM Prison Geelong
From Myers Street in 2007
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LocationGeelong, Victoria
Coordinates38°9′14″S 144°21′56″E / 38.15389°S 144.36556°E / -38.15389; 144.36556
StatusClosed
Security classMaximum (male)
Capacity86
Opened1864
Closed1991
Managed byCorrections Victoria

HM Prison Geelong was a maximum security Australia prison located on the corner of Myers Street and Swanston Street in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The prison was built in stages from 1849 to 1864. Its panopticon design is based on Pentonville Prison in England. The prison was officially closed in 1991 and prisoners were moved to the newly built HM Prison Barwon in Lara. The building now functions as a museum for the history of the prison.