H.M. Gaol Hobart or Campbell Street Gaol, a former Australian maximum security prison for males and females, was located in Hobart, Tasmania. Built by convict labour, the gaol operated between 1821 until the early 1960s. In 1961, male inmates were transferred to the H.M. Risdon Prison and in 1963, female inmates were transferred to the Risdon Women's Prison.
Part of the remains of the Campbell Street Gaol
1860s photograph of Hobart's Campbell Street Gaol and early Hobart
The Penitentiary Chapel, located within the Campbell Street Gaol, designed by John Lee Archer.
Residence of the Governor of the Hobart Gaol, at the end of Melville Street, known colloquially as Martin's Mistake. (c.1905)
Risdon Prison Complex is an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males located in Risdon Vale near Hobart, Tasmania. The facility is operated by the Tasmanian Prison Service, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of Tasmania. The facility accepts criminals convicted under Tasmanian and/or Commonwealth legislation.
The Risdon Prison Complex, pictured during 2001–2006 construction