Single-person cells are double bunked and two-person cells tripled bunked at Risdon, according to reports.(ABC News: Jack Tegg)Prison 'not a resort' Treasurer Peter Gutwein said the Government ...

The 35-bed Wilfred Lopes Centre, next to Risdon Prison in the state's south, accommodates prisoners with acute mental illness and is staffed by specialist nurses, psychiatrists and psychologists.

Despite its relatively short history, Tasmania's Risdon Prison has become one of Australia's most notorious jails. Not only is it known for housing many infamous inmates, including Port Arthur ...

Documents obtained by the Tasmanian Greens show the "concerning" frequency of lockdowns at Tasmania's Risdon Prison last year. More than 6,150 lockdowns were recorded at the site's 16 prison units ...

THE state government will hold talks with the unions representing prison officers this week in a bid to find solutions to continuing staff shortages, Corrections Minister Elise Archer said.

The last prisoner involved in the siege gave himself up Monday. No one was injured. The siege followed months of violence and unrest at Risdon, which holds one of Australia's most notorious ...

SOME Risdon Prison inmates are being kept in solitary confinement despite this being deemed a breach of internationally-recognised human rights conventions. Deals of the Week.

A HOBART magistrate has slammed the state of Risdon Prison, citing lockdowns and the dearth of rehabilitation programs as evidence the system isn’t working for the people he puts behind bars.

Inmates at Risdon Prison have sensationally claimed that they are kept locked in their cells for more than half the year, describing the situation as “beyond a joke”.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. The man broke out of Risdon prison before driving away in a ute which, police allege, was stolen from a ...

He spent 20 months locked in Risdon Prison. Five months of that time was in the Southern Remand Centre (SRC) where he estimates he spent about half the time locked down.

Inmates at Risdon Prison have sensationally claimed that they are kept locked in their cells for more than half the year, describing the situation as “beyond a joke”.