Port Phillip Prison was the third privately operated prison to open in Victoria. It received its first prisoners on 10 September 1997. The operator's contract was extended in 2016: see the Project Summary for further information.

Port Phillip Prison is a maximum security prison located at Truganina, Victoria, Australia. It is Victoria's largest maximum security prison, able to accommodate up to 1117 prisoners. [2]

Jun 26, 2024 · One of Victoria's most notorious jails, Port Phillip Prison, will be closed along with a minimum-security facility in the state's north, due to reduced inmate population and the opening of a new 1,200-bed prison near Geelong.

Jun 26, 2024 · Victoria’s maximum security Port Phillip Prison will close by the end of next year and inmates will be moved to other facilities.

Port Phillip Prison will close in 2025 as part of the Victoria Governmen’t plans to modernise the state’s prison system. The prison in Truganina will close its doors by Decemeber 31, 2025. Any remaining prisoners to be transferred to other maximum-security facilities.

General information for people visiting prisoners at the Port Phillip Prison, including information about visitor identification, searches, property, telephone calls, money, visit times and dress standard for visitors.

Jun 26, 2024 · Victoria's Port Phillip Prison will close by next year, with prisoners set to be moved to a new $1.1 billion facility. Dhurringile Prison, located near Shepparton, will also close in the coming months, as a 1200-bed Western Plains facility opens in Lara, north-east of Geelong.