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
Visits must be booked in advance – find out more about visiting prisoners.
Bookings can be made by telephone between 08:00 and 18:00, Monday to Friday.
Telephone Booking Number: (08) 8216 3292
All visitors must have 100 points of identification and are to be recorded on Biometrics.
Visiting Hours
| 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 between 08:00 and 12:00 or 13:00 and 16:30, Monday to Friday.
Professional bookings can also be arranged by email: ARCProfvisits@serco-ap.com
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.