Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison

Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison
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LocationRisdon Vale, Tasmania
Coordinates42°48′43″S 147°20′24″E / 42.812°S 147.34°E / -42.812; 147.34
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum to maximum[1]
Capacity45[2]
Opened1963[3]
(outside H.M. Risdon Prison)
May 2006 (redeveloped)[4]
Managed byTasmanian 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.

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  2. ^ "Key moments in Penal Culture in Tasmania 1970 - present: Prisons". Australian Prisons Project. University of New South Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. ^ "Correctional Services and Sentencing in Tasmania" (PDF). Legislative Council Select Committee. Parliament of Tasmania. 3 September 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "100 years of the prison service". Tasmanian Year Book, 2000. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 27 April 2012.