Point Puer Prison
Point Puer Prison
Port Arthur
TAS
Australia
Provider: Unknown
Year Opened: 1834
Year Closed: 1849
Three thousand boys, some as young as nine years old, were sentenced to the Point Puer Boys’ Prison between 1834 and 1849.
Located across the harbour from Port Arthur, Point Puer was the first reformatory built exclusively for juvenile male convicts in the British Empire.
It was renowned for its regime of stern discipline and harsh punishment.
Information courtesy of Part Arthur Historic Sites.
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