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St Helena Prison

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Australian Prisons
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Latitude
-27.3887
Longitude
153.233
Start Date
1867
End Date
1932

Description

In 1866, prisoners who were being kept aboard the prison hulk Proserpine began to be taken ashore St Helena Island each day to work on buildings intended to act as a new quarantine station. However, because the gaol facility at Petrie Terrace in Brisbane was becoming so congested, it was decided to use the buildings under construction as a gaol instead. Even after the opening of a new prison in Brisbane at Boggo Road in 1883, St Helena Island continued to be used as a secure prison for the colony's worst offenders, predominantly those convicted of serious violence. The prison closed in 1932. Today the island is a tourist destination, with visitors able to take guided tours about the prison's history.

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