Timeline
- 1850's 'F' Division opened
- 1870's 'G' Division opened as an Industrial Reformatory School
- 1894 Female prison at Pentridge ('D' Division)
- 1951 Last woman executed in Australia, Jean Lee is hanged.
- 1967 Last execution in Australia – Ronald Ryan (between 1842 and 1967, 186 prisoners were executed)
- October 1987 – Five prisoners die in a fire in Jika Jika during riots over prison conditions. Craig Minogue and 3 other inmates survived the fire.
- 1 May 1997 – Pentridge Prison is closed.
- Present day – Development threatens the integrity and preservation of the sites important history
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