Community Corrections, prisons and parole

The Tasmanian corrections sector includes

  • Tasmania Prison Service
  • Community Corrections
  • Parole Board of Tasmania

The section below provides access to information, services and initiatives.

In this section

  • Tasmania Prison Service

    Prison Service with facilities at Risdon Vale, Hobart, Launceston and Burnie

    Tasmania Prison Service
  • Community Corrections

    Community-based orders and supporting offenders

    Community Corrections
  • Visiting prisoners

    Information about visiting, calling or emailing a prisoner or remandee while they are in custody, and what items you can give a prisoner or remandee

    Visiting prisoners
  • Parole Board

    Independent body that considers whether to grant a prisoner’s application for release on parole

    Parole Board
  • Southern Remand Centre

    Fastest growing prison population group in Tasmania has been remandees. Until recently Tasmania has had no separate remand facility

    Southern Remand Centre
  • Correctional Infrastructure Upgrade Projects

    Strategic Infrastructure Projects unit manages and delivers major court and prison infrastructure projects

    Correctional Infrastructure Upgrade Projects
  • Community Corrections Careers

    To be a Correctional Officer, you don’t need prior experience or qualifications. What you do need are great people skills and a real desire to make a difference

    Community Corrections Careers
  • Changing lives creating futures - A Strategic Plan for Corrections in Tasmania 2023

    A strategic plan for Corrections in Tasmania

    Changing lives creating futures - A Strategic Plan for Corrections in Tasmania 2023
  • The New Risdon Kitchen Project

    Delivering a new kitchen at the Risdon prison site, creating a safe environment to practise learned skills that will provide prisoners with recent employment ex

    The New Risdon Kitchen Project
Last updated: 28 May 2025