J Ward
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J Ward originally the Ararat County Gaol, was an Australian prison, of the latter a psychiatric facility to house the criminally insane, located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia.
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Location | 1-7 Girdlestone Street Ararat, Victoria |
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Status | closed as a prison, open for tours |
Security class | high security criminally insane |
Capacity | 52 |
Opened | 10 October 1861 |
Closed | January 1991 as a prison, Reopened as a museum in 1993. |
Former name | Ararat County Gaol |
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Website | www |
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Construction of the gaol commenced in 1859 and the facility was opened in October 1861. In 1887, it was converted for use as a maximum security psychiatric ward for the criminally insane. J Ward officially closed in January 1991, and in 1993, it was re-opened as a museum providing tours.