Port Augusta Prison
Port Augusta Prison (PAP) is the largest regional prison.
It accommodates both male and female High, Medium and Low security prisoners.
Address: Highway 1, Stirling North, SA 5700 | Directions using Google Maps
Postal address: PO Box 6, Port Augusta, SA 5700
General telephone enquiries: (08) 8648 5400
Visiting
Visit Booking
Visits must be booked in advance – find out more about visiting prisoners.
Bookings are currently made by telephone.
Visit bookings can be made on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (excluding public holidays) between the hours of 09:00 – 11:30 and 13:00 – 15:30.
Telephone Booking Number: (08) 8648 5470
There is an automated phone answering service
- for domestic visits – listen to the instructions and press option 1, and then option 1 again
Visiting Hours
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Thursday | None | None | None |
| Friday | None | None | None |
| Saturday | 8.30 - 11.00 am | 13:15 – 16:00 | None |
| Sunday | 8.30 - 11.00 am | 13:15 – 16:00 | None |
| Public Holidays | 8.30 - 11.00 am | 13.15 - 16:00 | None |
| Christmas | 8.30 - 11.00 am | 13.15 - 16:00 | None |
Special visiting arrangements
Visit session times vary depending on prison unit.
Professional visits
Booking requests can be made by phoning (08) 8648 5400 during business hours: 09:00 – 17:00.
There is an automated answering service:
- Professional Visitors should select Option “4”
- Information will then be requested regarding the booking request and your call will be transferred to the appropriate manager to arrange the booking.
Please note Option “1 Visits”, is for domestic visits and should not be used by professional visitors.
All Professional Visitors need to contact the prison at least 24 hours in advance to make a booking and report to the prison gatehouse upon arrival.
Port Augusta Prison provides some limited video-link appointments to facilitate prisoners’ access to their legal services.
Prison Information
| Maximum number of prisoners | 661 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Security level | High, Medium and Low |
| Accommodation type | Cells and units |
| Smoke free | No |
| Facilities | Crisis intervention and support services, prisoner assessment and sentence planning, case management services. |
| Programs |
Education and vocational training. Core Programs, such as the Making Changes Program, which addresses substance use and other general offending behaviour. |
Prison Industries
| Types of Industry | Opportunities for work and training in the kitchen, laundry, garden, nursery and other trade workshops. |
| Example of products made | The prison industry program includes seed propagation, seasonal vegetable production, timber furniture production and metal products fabrication. |
Additional Information
Port Augusta Prison contains an accommodation unit dedicated to Aboriginal prisoners.
The unit, called Pakani Arangka, which means ‘a good growing place’, is a 36 person unit and dual occupancy accommodation. The unit, located within a large garden, enhances the ability to provide culturally specific programs and allows cultural interaction amongst offenders.
The programs that support Pakani Arangka include a range of education and vocational programs, as well as culturally specific training, such as men’s leadership and enhanced cultural awareness training.
Pakani Arangka requires that prisoners agree to demonstrate a high level of institutional conduct and display a sound work ethic, in order to provide a stable communal living environment.
Port Augusta Prison also has an agreement with the Corporation City of Port Augusta to facilitate community service projects. These projects are undertaken by a work gang that operates from the low security cottages, and includes various work including undertaking graffiti removal, park construction and maintenance, and general clean up activities of the foreshore area.
This community service has also been extended to include submissions from other community organisations.
Port Augusta Prison manages a video conferencing facility, which allows prisoners to appear before the court via audio-visual link (AVL) without the need to leave the prison.
