Twenty-five years ago, on Monday 27 July 1992 Corrective Services Minister Glen Milliner closed the gates of Number One Division of the Brisbane Correctional Centre, officially ending the era of Boggo Road Jail – Australia’s most notorious prison. In May 1988 the Kennedy Report had recommended the closure as well as a new focus on rehabilitation rather than retribution.

Over 119 years of operation, thousands of men and women served time behind its red-brick walls.

In the 1980s Boggo Road was the scene of dramatic escapes, riots, hunger-strikes and roof-top protests which led to the prisons official closure 25 years ago in July 1992.

Heritage-listed No. 2 Division – the remaining section of Boggo Road – is as it was when it closed. It is part of the new Boggo Road Urban Village redevelopment. Since 2012 Boggo Road Gaol Pty Ltd has conducted guided tours, events and experiences at the historic site.

To commemorate the closure Boggo Road Gaol Pty Ltd will be offering additional history and ghost tours, prison re-enactments and guest speakings.

Saturday 29th July 2017
SPECIAL EVENTS:
10:00 am History Tour
10:30 am Author Guest Speaking with Jacqueline Craigie
11:00 am History Tour
11:30 am Author Guest Speaking with Vashti Ferrer
11:30 am History Tour
12:00 pm History Tour
1:00 pm History Tour
8:30 pm Ghost Tour
The Boggo Road Gaol Prison players will be performing during tours on this day

Sunday 30th July 2017
SPECIAL EVENTS:
10:00 am History Tour
10:30 am Author Guest Speaking
11:00 am History Tour
11:30 am History Tour
12:00 pm History Tour
12:30 pm “The History of Boggo Road Jail” preview with Jack Sim
1:00 pm History Tour hosted by Jack Sim
7:30 pm Ghost Tour