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Risdon Prison Complex

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Risdon Prison Complex, is an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males, is located in Risdon Vale near Hobart, Tasmania. [1]

29 relations: ABC Television, Attorney general, Australia, Australian Federal Police, Brian Lewis (architect), Campbell Street Gaol, Coroner, Department of Health and Human Services (Tasmania), Easter, Four Corners (Australian TV program), Government agency, Government of Tasmania, High dependency unit (mental health), Hobart, Inquest, Judy Jackson, Mark "Chopper" Read, Martin Bryant, Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison, Nick McKim, Prison, Protective custody, Risdon Vale, Tasmania, River Derwent (Tasmania), Siege, Supermax prison, Tasmania, Tasmanian Legislative Council, University of Melbourne.

ABC Television

ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956.

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Attorney general

In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General (sometimes abbreviated as AG) or Attorney-General (plural: Attorneys General (traditional) or Attorney Generals) is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions, they may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement, prosecutions or even responsibility for legal affairs generally.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Federal Police

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with a unique role to investigate crime and to protect the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Brian Lewis (architect)

Brian Bannatyne Lewis (20 September 1906- 23 August 1991) was Professor of Architecture at the University of Melbourne.

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Campbell Street Gaol

H.M. Gaol Hobart or Campbell Street Gaol, a former Australian maximum security prison for males and females, was located in Hobart, Tasmania.

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Coroner

A coroner is a person whose standard role is to confirm and certify the death of an individual within a jurisdiction.

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Department of Health and Human Services (Tasmania)

The Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the Tasmanian Government department with responsibilities regarding hospitals, ambulances, public housing, primary health and related areas.

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Easter

Easter,Traditional names for the feast in English are "Easter Day", as in the Book of Common Prayer, "Easter Sunday", used by James Ussher and Samuel Pepys and plain "Easter", as in books printed in,, also called Pascha (Greek, Latin) or Resurrection Sunday, is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, described in the New Testament as having occurred on the third day of his burial after his crucifixion by the Romans at Calvary 30 AD.

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Four Corners (Australian TV program)

Four Corners is an Australian investigative journalism/current affairs documentary television program, the longest of its kind nationally.

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Government agency

A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency.

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Government of Tasmania

The Government of Tasmania, also referred to as the Tasmanian Government, is the executive authority of the state of Tasmania, Australia.

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High dependency unit (mental health)

A High Dependency Unit (HDU) is an inpatient psychiatric ward, typically with only a small number of beds, attached to an acute admissions ward.

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Hobart

Hobart is the capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania.

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Inquest

An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the cause of a person's death.

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Judy Jackson

Judith ("Judy") Louise Jackson (born 31 August 1947 in) is a former Australian Labor Party politician, in Tasmania from 1986 to 2006.

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Mark "Chopper" Read

Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read (17 November 1954 – 9 October 2013) was an Australian convicted criminal, gang member and author.

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Martin Bryant

Martin John Bryant (born 7 May 1967) is an Australian man who is known for murdering 35 people and injuring 23 others in the Port Arthur massacre, one of the world's deadliest shooting sprees, in Port Arthur, Tasmania, Australia between 28–29 April 1996.

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Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison

Mary Hutchinson Women's Prison, formerly Risdon Women's Prison, an Australian minimum to maximum security prison for females, is located in Risdon Vale, Tasmania.

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Nick McKim

Nicholas James McKim (born 11 June 1965) is an Australian politician, currently a member of the Australian Senate representing Tasmania.

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Prison

A prison, also known as a correctional facility, jail, gaol (dated, British English), penitentiary (American English), detention center (American English), or remand center is a facility in which inmates are forcibly confined and denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state.

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Protective custody

Protective custody is a type of imprisonment (or care) to protect a person from harm, either from outside sources or other prisoners.

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Risdon Vale, Tasmania

Risdon Vale is an outer suburb of Hobart, capital of Tasmania, Australia on the eastern shore of the River Derwent, and adjacent to Risdon Cove, which was the site of the first British settlement in Van Diemen's Land.

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River Derwent (Tasmania)

The Derwent River is a river located in Tasmania, Australia.

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Siege

A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault.

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Supermax prison

Supermax (super-maximum security or administrative maximum (ADX)) is a term used to describe "control-unit" prisons, or units within prisons, which represent the most secure levels of custody in the prison systems of certain countries.

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Tasmania

Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as Tassie) is an island state of Australia.

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Tasmanian Legislative Council

The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia.

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University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risdon_Prison_Complex

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