What is Fremantle Prison?
[[File:Freo_prison_WMAU_gnangarra-131.jpg|thumb|Fremantle Prison]] The '''Fremantle Prison''' is a former [[prison]] in [[Fremantle, Western Australia|Fremantle]]. It is listed on the [[Australian National Heritage List]] <ref>http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/fremantle-prison retrieved on September 3 2015</ref> and on the [[World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage List]] as one of the eleven [[Australian Convict Sites]]. == History == It was used as a prison intermittently from 1855 to 1991, and as a maximum security prison in more recent years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/History/fremantleprisontimeline/Pages/default.aspx |title=Fremantle Prison Timeline - History - Fremantle Prison, Western Australia |access-date=2021-09-24 |archive-date=2014-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127033236/http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/History/fremantleprisontimeline/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Today the former prison is used exclusively for [[tourism]]. In addition to visits and various guided tours, there is also a youth hostel in the former prison.<ref>[https://www.yha.com.au/hostels/wa/perth-surrounds/fremantle-prison-yha/ Fremantle Prison YHA], Official site of the youth hostel.</ref> ==References== <references /> == Other websites == {{WHSite}} * [http://www.fremantleprison.com.au/ Official website of Fremantle Prison] [[Category:Australian Convict Sites]] [[Category:Fremantle]]