Prisoner Information
How to find a Loved one
To find out information about a prisoner, or where a loved one has been
taken:
- Ring the Information Enquiries Line at Corrections Victoria (03)
8684 6577
- Corrections Victoria staff can verify whether someone is in the
Victorian prison system but cannot reveal a prisoners location unless
one of the following criteria are met:
- The caller has been nominated by the prisoner as their emergency
contact person
- The caller has been included on the prisoners approved visitor
list.
- The Corrections Victoria staff member will check the callers name,
date of birth, and address on the system to see if one of these criteria
has been satisfied. If so, the caller is entitled to receive information
about the precise location of the prisoner.
- If the caller is not on the prisoners approved visitor list, they
can write a letter to the prisoner, care of Corrections Victoria, and
Corrections Victoria will forward the letter on to the prisoner.
Address letters as follows:
(Prisoners name)
c/- The Information Manager
Corrections Victoria
GPO 123a, Melbourne, VIC 3001
Profile of Victorian Prisons
Note: For information assistance with travel and accommodation,
call VACRO on (03) 9605 1900.
For confirmation of train and bus times call V/Line on 13 22 32.
H. M. Prison Ararat
Phone number: 5352-2111
Address: Warrak Road Ararat VIC 3377
Postal address: PO Box 431, Ararat, VIC 3377
Classification: Medium (Male)
Distinctive features: Ararat Prison provides accommodation for
prisoners with low to medium protection requirements, including a high proportion
(50%) of sex offenders and (50%) protection/special needs prisoners. It
includes a treatment facility for sex offenders, the Wimmera Unit.
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train at Spencer St. to
Ballarat and then a V/Line bus to Ararat. From Ararat station a local
bus service operates to Ararat prison; $5 Adult/Concession and $2 Child
(return). For more information see
here
H. M. Prison Barwon
Phone number: 5282-3777
Address: Bacchus Marsh Road Lara VIC 3212
Postal address: Locked Bag 7, Lara, VIC 3212
Classification: Maximum (Male)
Distinctive features: Maximum mainstream prison. Includes
high security unit and secure protection unit
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train at Spencer Street
to North Geelong. There is a shuttle bus from the station to the prison
that operates on weekends. During the week, catch a taxi from the station
to the prison.
H. M. Prison Beechworth
Phone number: 5728-0055
Address: 494 Flat Rock Road
Postal address: Locked Bag 3, Beechworth, VIC, 3747
Classification: Minimum (Male)
Distinctive features: Beechworth Correctional Centre focuses on
reparation and pre-release activities - helping prisoners reintegrate into
the community when they are released.
Public Transport Access: Catch V/Line train at Spencer St. to
Wangaratta and then a V/Line bus to Beechworth Bus Stop. The prison runs
a bus from the Beechworth Bus Stop to the prison; for more information
or to book call Beechworth Prison.
Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC)
Phone number: 9217-8400
Address: Riding-Boundary Road Deer Park VIC 3023
Postal address: PO Box 497, St Albans, VIC 3021
Classification: Maximum, Medium, Minimum (Female)
Distinctive features: Multipurpose prison for women. Includes
Drug Program Unit and Special Care Unit. Only secure female
facility in Victoria.
Public transport access: Catch a Met train from Spencer St. to
Sunshine Station. Catch Bus No.400, Bay 11 at Sunshine Station. This Bus
runs every half an hour to DPFC, MRC and Port Phillip Prison
H. M. Prison Dhurringile
Phone number: 5824-8800
Address: Murchison Road via Murchison VIC 3610
Postal address: Locked Bag 1, East Murchison, VIC 3610
Classification: Minimum (Male)
Distinctive features: The prison has a pre-release focus which
involves prisoners engaging in both on-site employment and meaningful community
reparation via community assistance programs.
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train from Spencer St. to
Shepparton and get off at Murchison. On Saturday you will have to make your
own arrangements from Murchison to the prison and return. On Sunday there
is a prison bus that picks up visitors from the Murchison bus stop. The
return bus leaves the prison at 2:50 pm. If you want to catch the prison
bus, call Dhurringile Prison first to inform them that you will be coming.
Fulham Correctional Centre
Phone number: 5142-3800
Address: Hopkins Road West Sale VIC 3851
Postal address: Private Bag 30A, Sale, VIC 3850
Classification: Medium, Minimum (Male)
Distinctive features: Predominantly mainstream prisoners, with
drug and alcohol treatment unit and protection unit.
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train from Spencer St. to
Sale. There is no public transport from Sale Station to the prison. A
mini bus run by Sale Taxi Service meets the Vline train from Melbourne at
Sale station and runs to Fulham and return - cost is $5 return per
family; must show Vline ticket for that day. Alternatively, visitors can hire a taxi. Taxi phone: 5144 3278, costs approximately $18- $25
one way.
H. M. Prison Langi Kal Kal
Phone number: 5349-4900
Address: Western Highway Beaufort VIC 3373
Postal address: Private Bag 4, Beaufort, VIC 3373
Classification: Minimum (Male)
Distinctive features: Accommodation for minimum security prisoners
with low to medium protection requirements. It is a large working farm and
is a minimum security pathway for protection prisoners from Ararat.
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train from Spencer St. to
Ballarat. Then take bus to Trawalla Station. To organise a pick up from
Trawalla Station you will need to pre-book with the prison. A prisoner
can also speak to a prison officer to arrange family members to be collected
from the bus stop.
H. M. Prison Loddon
Phone number: 5471-1211
Address: Matheson Road Castlemaine VIC 3450
Postal address: Locked Bag 3, Castlemaine, VIC, 3450
Classification: Medium (Male)
Distinctive features: Offers placement and support for HIV positive
prisoners, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners, and intellectually
disabled prisoners. Emphasis is also placed on release preparation.
Public transport access: Catch the V/Line from Spencer St. Melbourne
or Bendigo to Castlemaine Station. A public bus runs from Casltemaine
station on Saturdays and Sundays to Loddon. Bus is free with a valid
Vline ticket. Check pick up times
here
Marngoneet Correctional Centre
Phone Number: 5282 0600
Address: 1170 Baccus Marsh Rd, Lara, 3212
Postal Address: PO Box 273, Corio 3214
Classification: Medium (Male)
Distinctive Features: The prison accommodates prisoners undertaking
programs that are designed to break the cycle of re-offending. The prison
will accommodate sex offenders and protection, violent offenders and Drug
and alcohol offenders.
The Prison is located next door to HM Prison Barwon approx 65km south
of Melbourne towards Geelong.
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train at Spencer Street
to North Geelong. There is a shuttle bus from the station to the prison
that operates on weekends. During the week, catch a taxi from the station
to the prison.
Melbourne Assessment Prison (MAP)
Phone number: 9321-4111
Address: 317 Spencer Street, West Melbourne VIC 3003
Postal address: 317 Spencer Street, West Melbourne, VIC, 3003
Classification: Maximum (Male)
Distinctive features: Main reception prison for male offenders
in Victoria. Functions as a remand prison as well as a temporary holding
prison for prisoners waiting to be transferred to another prison. Includes
mainstream and protection units, and the Acute Assessment Unit.
Public transport access: One block north of Spencer Street railway
station.
Melbourne Custody Centre (MCC-not a prison)
Phone number: 9628-7888
Address: 520 Lonsdale St, Melbourne, VIC 3000 (underneath Melbourne
Magistrates Court)
Postal address: As above
Classification: Men and women required to remain in police custody after
arrest
Distinctive features: Holding cells for people awaiting court
hearings.
Metropolitan Remand Centre (MRC)
Phone number: 9217 7777
Address: Middle Road Truganina, St Albans, 3021
Postal address: PO Box 294 St Albans 3021
Classification: Maximum (Male)
Distinctive features: For unsentenced male prisoners who have
been sent to prison on remand by the courts. The prison is equipped with
a multi-purpose Legal Centre where prisoners are able to consult privately
with their legal representatives in preparation for their court cases. Prisoners
will also be able to access legal education workshops.
Public transport access: Catch a Met train from Spencer St. to
Sunshine Station. Catch Bus No.400, Bay 11 at Sunshine Station. This Bus
runs every half an hour to DPFC, MRC and Port Phillip Prison
Port Phillip Prison
Phone number: 9217-7200
Address: cnr Palmers and Dohertys Roads, Laverton North, VIC 3026
Postal address: PO Box 376, Laverton, VIC 3028
Classification: Maximum (Male)
Distinctive features: Primary remand centre for male prisoners
in Victoria until the new Metropolitan Remand Centre opens. Specialist accommodation
for physically or intellectually disabled, hospital services and security
units.
Public transport access: Catch a Met train from Spencer St. to
Sunshine Station. Catch Bus No.400, Bay 11 at Sunshine Station. This Bus
runs every half an hour to DPFC, MRC and Port Phillip Prison
H. M. Prison Tarrengower
Phone number: 5475-2011
Address: cnr Baringhap and Nuggety Roads Maldon VIC 346
Postal address: C/- Maldon Post Office, Maldon, VIC, 3463
Classification: Minimum (Female)
Distinctive features: Open prison with emphasis on release preparation
and community integration.
Public transport access: Catch V/Line train from Spencer St.
to Castlemaine. A public bus runs from Casltemaine station on Saturdays
and Sundays to Tarrengower. The bus is free with a valid Vline ticket.
Check pick up times
here
Thomas Embling
Phone number: 9495-9100
Address: Yarra Bend Road, Fairfield
Postal address: Locked Bag 10, Fairfield 3078
Classification: Minimum/Medium
Distinctive features: Forensic psychiatric hospital
Public transport access: Take Metropolitan train on Hurstbridge
line to Fairfield station.
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