HM Prison Bendigo

HM Prison Bendigo was a medium security prison facility located in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The prison provided accommodation for prisoners assessed as suitable for treatment in the area of substance abuse and addictive/compulsive behaviours. The prison was opened in 1863 after building began in the 1850s. A major refurbishment which included sewering each cell was undertaken in 1993–94. Accommodation was mostly in single cells, with a small number of shared cells.

HM Prison Bendigo
Bendigo Prison shortly after its closure in 2006.
LocationBendigo, Victoria, Victoria
Security classMedium Security
Capacity85
Opened1863
Closed2006
Managed byCorrections Victoria
Bendigo Gaol, 1861

The prison was officially closed on 5 January 2006 by Corrections Minister Tim Holding. .

On 17 April 2015 the prison was reopened as the 1000 seat theatre for the Bendigo community, ulumbarra.

Bendigo Prison’s Learning Centre siege

On August 20, 1987 John Dixon-Jenkins, with a bomb around his neck, took nine staff members hostage for over 46 hours in the prison library. One of the hostages, Ms Kruytbosch, has made her story public to the Bendigo weekly.

Executions
Name Year of birth Date of execution Crime
Edward Hunter1812November 27, 1885murder of James Power at Charlton.[1]
William HarrisonMarch 18, 1889murder of John Duggan near Bendigo.[1]
Charles John Hall1872September 13, 1897for the murder of his wife Minnie Hall.[1]

Cited references
  1. Australian executions 1870 - 1967
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