Pentridge Prison has hosted some of the hardest criminals in Aussie history, from Ned Kelly and Mark “Chopper” Read to Russel St bomber Craig Minogue.

From a radio station inside D Division, songs carried messages of support or menace. Its record collection is now in limbo.

Australia’s last execution took place there (Ronald Ryan in 1967), as well as the last flogging. From 1850 to 1997, Pentridge loomed over Melbourne, and became a byword across Australia for the ...

These days you may do your weekly shopping there or dine at the restaurants but for 146 years Pentridge Prison housed Australia’s worst criminals. These are the untold stories of those who worked ...

This 1850s former house of detention doesn’t need jailhouse rock to remind its guests of an extraordinary past that includes Ned Kelly, Chopper Read, escapes, riots and the like. The Interlude’s ...

Pentridge is opening its gates for public tours from March 1. Tours cost $35 and include access to Pentridge’s B division and the notorious H or “Hell” division. The tours have been created by ...