HM Prison Won Wron
HM Prison Won Wron was a minimum security Australian prison located in Won Wron, Victoria.[1] It was closed in late 2004, and the subsequent proposal to set up an Indigenous rehabilitation facility on the site was opposed by the local community of Yarram.[2]
  Location in Victoria | |
| Location | Won Wron, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°29′8″S 146°40′19″E |
| Status | Closed |
| Security class | Minimum security |
| Capacity | 127 |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Managed by | Corrections Victoria |
HM Prison Won Wron was noteworthy in that it held an annual fun-run on Easter Sunday with the tongue-in-cheek name of "Prisoners on the Run", which raised funds to help support disabled and disadvantaged children in the Gippsland area.[3]
References
- Vicmap Topgraphic Map 1:30000 T8221-3-2-S
- Yarram seeks more funds to go with Indigenous rehab centre, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 17 August 2005.
- Hall, Peter: Parliamentary Debates - Hansard, Parliament of Victoria, 7 May 2003.
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