HM Prison Bendigo was a medium security prison

Prison

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 facility located in Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...

, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

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The prison provided accommodation for prisoners assessed as suitable for treatment in the area of substance abuse

Substance abuse

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 and addictive/compulsive behaviours.
The prison was opened in 1863 after building began in the 1850s. A major refurbishment which included sewering each cell was undertaken in 1993-94.
Accommodation was mostly in single cells, with a small number of shared cells.

The prison was officially closed on 5 January 2006 by Corrections Minister Tim Holding

Tim Holding

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. http://bendigo.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?story_id=449699.

Executions

Name	Year of birth	Date of execution	Crime
Edward Hunter	1812	November 27, 1885	murder of James Power at Charlton .
William Harrison		March 18, 1889	murder of John Duggan near Bendigo .
Charles John Hall	1872	September 13, 1897	for the murder of his wife Minnie Hall .