Adelaide Remand Centre
The Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC) is privately managed and operated by Serco.
It is a metropolitan facility that accommodates male high security remand and sentenced prisoners.
Address: 208 Currie Street, Adelaide | Directions using Google Maps
Postal address: 208 Currie Street, Adelaide SA 5000
General telephone enquiries: (08) 8216 3200
Visiting
Visit Booking
Prisoners at Adelaide Remand Centre are responsible for booking their own face-to-face and video domestic visits. This includes adding visitors to their visitor list.
Telephone bookings by domestic visitors are not accepted.
Visitors can contact the prison via the general enquiries phone number, if required.
All new visitors must have 100 points of identification upon entry to Adelaide Remand Centre, and arrive 20 minutes early to be recorded onto biometrics. Visitors are advised to bring the same identification to each visit. Please refer to before going to a visit for entry requirements. Otherwise, entry will not be permitted.
For visitors that cannot enter the metal detector for medical reasons (i.e., metal joint replacement, pacemaker), please bring written evidence of approval from the General Manager and a doctor’s certificate, and show to staff on arrival.
Please note, photo identification is needed to attend video visits.
For more information about visits, refer to domestic visit bookings.
To cancel a domestic visit, refer to cancelling a visit.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday to Friday | 09:00 – 11:00 | 13:20 – 16:00 | None |
| Saturday | 09:00 – 11:00 | 13:20 – 16:00 | None |
| Sunday | 09:00 – 11:00 | 13:20 – 16:00 | None |
| Public Holidays | 09:00 – 11:00 | 13:20 – 16:00 | None |
Visiting arrangements
Disabled visit sessions are available.
Visits can be contact or non-contact sessions.
The number of visits per week, and the length of visit sessions (25 or 50 minutes), vary depending on the unit the prisoner is accommodated in.
There are toilet facilities in the reception area.
Lockers are available and are free for visitors to use.
Professional visits
To book a professional visit, phone (08) 8216 3283 from Monday to Friday between 08:00 to 18:00, or use DCS’ Xpress Bookings online portal https://visitbookings.corrections.sa.gov.au
Professional bookings can also be arranged by email: ARCProfvisits@serco-ap.com
Include the full name and date of birth of the prisoner you want to visit, and several options of days and times you can visit in case your first preference is not available.
24 hours’ notice is requested to help with arrangements and availability. The ARC does permit professional visits to occur on the same day of booking – however this is dependent on availability.
Prison Information
| Maximum number of prisoners | 274 |
| Gender | Male |
| Security level | High |
| Accommodation type | Cell |
| Smoke free | Yes |
| Programs | There are a range of programs and services for remand prisoners; including crisis intervention and support services, case management, structured recreation, and education. |
| Additional information | The facility accommodates both mainstream and protection prisoners who are transported from the Adelaide Remand Centre to the courts on a daily basis. The Adelaide Remand Centre also manages a video conferencing facility, which allows prisoners to be directly linked (electronically) to the court system. |
Prison Industries
The ARC runs a kitchen based Prison Industry program.