I was in there in 1997 was fuckin awsome haha we seen some hectic stuff could still buy ciggys the 2 halls for eating is cause boneyard was on the other side of the wall and all us main stream were all on the big side in the vid my celly drew the castle on the wall in 1989 but yeh hectic as so good to see the old place again so many good times and yeh you could buy grog once a fortnight and ya had a limit of 12 tallys on the buyup for your cell so you could get 6 and ya celly could get 6 or if he didnt drink you were aloud 12 but yeh wasnt to bad a day out here and there and we used to all sleep with female officers all the time or get them to bring drugs and stuff in quite alot before it got closed down and we all got moved to other prisons and it was only due to the condition of the cells and the fact it was all falling apart then but and they had made new facilities this is the low sec and medium side tho where ya can basically roam within the fence and ya only had to be back for count and lunch dinner and lock away was 9Pm
Man, thank-you so much for sharing all of this....answered so many questions. Makes sense about the boneyard. Love that the castle was still there for you to see. That's absolutely wild that you could buy booze in there, and the officers got down like that. Doesn't sound like too bad a time at all haha. Not sure if you heard but it was demolished recently.
@@urbexgecko yeh knew it was Gunna get demolished was meant to get demolished back in early 2000 but they decided to use it as a training ground for a while and yeh prison was way different back in the day when U were aloud to smoke and drink and all the officers were actually half decent and was not much rules or anything was just a giant day care centre for crims haha obviously heaps of bad shit aswell but majority of the time it was good
@acitizen.5276 I got on pretty good with a female screw. I never hit her up. She wanted me to, and we could have made it happen. Could easily see it happening if they're bringing in drugs.
🇦🇺😎👍My father was a prison guard for 28 years. He served a short stint at Woodford, a few years at Boggo road and finally served the rest of his time at Wacol where he retired at during the early 90s. My father retired as a Chief. When he went to work he looked after the criminals. When he came home he looked after the prisoners. Not an easy life as a child , quite life changing actually. . In 2023 he passed away at age 78. . Years later I met a few young guys who went to jail for a few years . Both of them told me his name was Mr. Cruel. They both served at seperate times…All these years later I know very little of what he did or what happened in his job but after reading some of his diaries from the 1970s I realise he had to deal with a lot of stuff most people will never have to encounter….His name was Jeffery Walter Collins
@bigtrev761 .... worked with Jeff, a good man. Also, work with his brother shags in nightclubs. I attended Jeff's funeral. My father was also a prisoner officer, so I know what you are saying about your childhood 😂
friend of mine was in the Police Special Operations Group, they were always training with explosive shape charges to breach these types of old facilities, I went through the closed Fairlea womens prison in Melbourne in the 90’s. i found many walls breached and all kinds of stun grenades and blank cartridges everywhere.
G'day, guys, I was there when I was 17. I turned 18 while I was in there. I'm now 52 years old. So I have memories, good and bad. I think back sometimes, more about some of the people I met, most of them were really great and we had good conversations. Anyway, I only did 6 and 1/2 months.
The poem at 2:11 is called The Man in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow. The full version is below. The Man in the Glass When you get what you want in your struggle for self and the world makes you king for a day Just go to the mirror and look at yourself and see what that man has to say For it isn't your father or mother or wife who judgment upon you must pass The fellow whose verdict counts the most in your life is the one staring back from the glass Some people may think you a straight-shooting chum and call you a wonderful guy But the guy in the glass says you're only a bum if you can't look him straight in the eye He's the fellow to please never mind all the rest for he's with you clear up to the end And you've passed your most dangerous difficult test if the man in the glass is your friend You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life and get pats on the back as pass But your final reward will be heartaches and tears if you've cheated the man in the glass.
My 2 brothers and a few cousins spent a bit of time in there in the early 90’s.Still got photos of when we used to visit them and they said it was a easy going jail and pretty much enjoyed their stay 😊
I remember seeing this prison when it was operational, in like 2007, when I lived in Kallangur, crazy to see its abandoned now tho, wow, cool that this is a Brisbane burned channel, you know I had to Sub
If there is one thing what I would like to explore, is an abandoned prison... Unfortunately there is none in Hungary where I am from. If you think about that people spend time in those cells, many hopes, dreams, regrets are still left in those cells.
Old Morton prison, there was A and B. Section's. They used to use it for training purposes after it closed, the windows that were blown in by shaped explosives on how to breach a locked cell. Somewhere near by the dog squad has their training centre.
Interesting to see the place from the inside - thinking you must have taken quite a roundabout path to get in there, given there's operating facilities right next door!
That’s cool. Wacol prison is still in full force. I’ll read the description to see which part of Wacol prison this is. Edit: I cant find what prison this was lol. All the correctional facilities in Wacol are currently functioning. Was this the farm site maybe?
"I asked for a 13 but they drew a 31." is from a song by Th Offspring from their 1998 album Americana. from 2:05 into the song Pretty Fly (for a White Guy). Just saying.
Thank you for the like to my reply. My grandmother worked as a psychologist at wacol in the 1980s. She's no longer with us. All that knowledge, experience and connections with the past went with her. She was an awesome person.
Funnily enough the side you would access it from had no signs, plenty closer to the active prison though. It's government land, unsure what they will do with it now. Can't see anything commercial going there, possibly upgrade and extend the existing police K9 facility as they used to use this site for training anyway.
That's the one! As you may already know, there's another abandoned ward there they filmed a movie in. I tried to explore that too, but like you said, way too active and risky there. Found a sketchy kit on the perimeter with empty food packets that looked like something an escapee would use haha.
@@urbexgecko i roamed thru all the buildings at the"park" a few years ago before they fully fenced off the older building , I sat in there one night to feel the vibe. anyhow ill have to have a snoop thru your channel.
Yeah unfortunately. Heard rumours around the start of the year, then a mate went and checked to confirm. Nah, I went like 7 weekends in a row with no issues.
@@trippnoutmotorsport3164 we happily spend money on keeping people in prison but won't spend money on helping those on the streets. I think it's a worthwhile idea for government to convert such places into accommodation. We treat criminals better than the homeless.
Yeah mate, best bet is on the weekend though as the police train there though the week. From what I've read about it on FB lately, it sounds like nothing has changed security wise. It's tricky to get to when you haven't been before, If you need a map and more info just reach out on FB or IG. I was going to take you there last time you were in the area, but you didn't reply to my message haha.
I was there in 98, 99. What a shity jail. The shitiest in south East Queensland. Really hasn't changed much. I remember reading a cherry picker to get to the top bunk. The only good thing was the games of footy against other jails with boots and jersey's. End up getting band like everything.
farm prison used to grow all own food ie beef and emu and other stuff Rockhampton did all beef for prison and emu and other stuff keep them happy. eat like king most call fat farm
Yep! I don't really show them in this video, but the abattoir and huge greenhouse (and their old, weathered business signs) were still there at the time of exploring it. Someone was actually living in a makeshift tent in the greenhouse, had made a full bush kitchen set-up for themselves. Both since been demolished.
Nah! Used to be red hot years ago, but was open slather by the time I got there. Was hanging out there every weekend at one stage with no issues. A mate actually got busted there not long after, and they just asked them to leave.
Me and my cousin visited one of our cousin's in there around 25 years ago I think. It was so depressing seeing him in there..I still remember the guards searching us pretty roughly as we went in to visit and when we went to leave they wouldn't open the gates to let us back out for a while, purposely playing silly games with us. 🤔🥱😐
I was in there in 1997 was fuckin awsome haha we seen some hectic stuff could still buy ciggys the 2 halls for eating is cause boneyard was on the other side of the wall and all us main stream were all on the big side in the vid my celly drew the castle on the wall in 1989 but yeh hectic as so good to see the old place again so many good times and yeh you could buy grog once a fortnight and ya had a limit of 12 tallys on the buyup for your cell so you could get 6 and ya celly could get 6 or if he didnt drink you were aloud 12 but yeh wasnt to bad a day out here and there and we used to all sleep with female officers all the time or get them to bring drugs and stuff in quite alot before it got closed down and we all got moved to other prisons and it was only due to the condition of the cells and the fact it was all falling apart then but and they had made new facilities this is the low sec and medium side tho where ya can basically roam within the fence and ya only had to be back for count and lunch dinner and lock away was 9Pm
Man, thank-you so much for sharing all of this....answered so many questions. Makes sense about the boneyard. Love that the castle was still there for you to see. That's absolutely wild that you could buy booze in there, and the officers got down like that. Doesn't sound like too bad a time at all haha. Not sure if you heard but it was demolished recently.
@@urbexgecko yeh knew it was Gunna get demolished was meant to get demolished back in early 2000 but they decided to use it as a training ground for a while and yeh prison was way different back in the day when U were aloud to smoke and drink and all the officers were actually half decent and was not much rules or anything was just a giant day care centre for crims haha obviously heaps of bad shit aswell but majority of the time it was good
@@MatthewPrimavera-jg9cg so the female officers just lay with ya ? I call bullshit on thatone mate...!
@acitizen.5276
I got on pretty good with a female screw.
I never hit her up. She wanted me to, and we could have made it happen.
Could easily see it happening if they're bringing in drugs.
@@acitizen.5276the female officers were horny as fuck,we had certain days that's hoe hectic it became
Wanted a 13 but got a 31 is from The Offspring Pretty Fly for a White Guy song. Must be a "old skool" song now if you didn't get that reference.
🇦🇺😎👍My father was a prison guard for 28 years. He served a short stint at Woodford, a few years at Boggo road and finally served the rest of his time at Wacol where he retired at during the early 90s. My father retired as a Chief. When he went to work he looked after the criminals. When he came home he looked after the prisoners. Not an easy life as a child , quite life changing actually. . In 2023 he passed away at age 78.
. Years later I met a few young guys who went to jail for a few years . Both of them told me his name was Mr. Cruel. They both served at seperate times…All these years later I know very little of what he did or what happened in his job but after reading some of his diaries from the 1970s I realise he had to deal with a lot of stuff most people will never have to encounter….His name was Jeffery Walter Collins
@bigtrev761 .... worked with Jeff, a good man. Also, work with his brother shags in nightclubs. I attended Jeff's funeral.
My father was also a prisoner officer, so I know what you are saying about your childhood 😂
friend of mine was in the Police Special Operations Group, they were always training with explosive shape charges to breach these types of old facilities, I went through the closed Fairlea womens prison in Melbourne in the 90’s. i found many walls breached and all kinds of stun grenades and blank cartridges everywhere.
You're spot on! Found out after this was filmed it was used for training drills, imagine they'd be pretty fun.
I hope the 13/31 is a reference to the offspring song...
Ahhhhh,that makes more sense now. I hope so too haha.
Listen to the song, "pretty fly for a white guy" and you'll understand.
G'day, guys, I was there when I was 17. I turned 18 while I was in there. I'm now 52 years old. So I have memories, good and bad. I think back sometimes, more about some of the people I met, most of them were really great and we had good conversations. Anyway, I only did 6 and 1/2 months.
The poem at 2:11 is called The Man in the Glass by Dale Wimbrow. The full version is below.
The Man in the Glass
When you get what you want in your struggle for self
and the world makes you king for a day
Just go to the mirror and look at yourself
and see what that man has to say
For it isn't your father or mother or wife
who judgment upon you must pass
The fellow whose verdict counts the most in your life
is the one staring back from the glass
Some people may think you a straight-shooting chum
and call you a wonderful guy
But the guy in the glass says you're only a bum
if you can't look him straight in the eye
He's the fellow to please never mind all the rest
for he's with you clear up to the end
And you've passed your most dangerous difficult test
if the man in the glass is your friend
You may fool the whole world down the pathway
of life and get pats on the back as pass
But your final reward will be heartaches and
tears if you've cheated the man in the glass.
Cheers, wasn't aware of that...brilliant!
🔥🔥🔥 video bro
My 2 brothers and a few cousins spent a bit of time in there in the early 90’s.Still got photos of when we used to visit them and they said it was a easy going jail and pretty much enjoyed their stay 😊
I remember seeing this prison when it was operational, in like 2007, when I lived in Kallangur, crazy to see its abandoned now tho, wow, cool that this is a Brisbane burned channel, you know I had to Sub
@@D-Rizzle653 it’s been closed since 2000
That’s awesome mate
Double fair exploration 👍
If there is one thing what I would like to explore, is an abandoned prison... Unfortunately there is none in Hungary where I am from.
If you think about that people spend time in those cells, many hopes, dreams, regrets are still left in those cells.
They don't come up too often in Australia either.
Very true, you can feel that lingering energy in the cells.
Thanks for sharing interesting to see the prison before it was demolished 👍😉
Old Morton prison, there was A and B. Section's. They used to use it for training purposes after it closed, the windows that were blown in by shaped explosives on how to breach a locked cell. Somewhere near by the dog squad has their training centre.
Correct! Couldn't get into the other section unfortunately.
Excellent..thanks for sharing
Great explore. I had no idea this existed.
Where abouts in wacol is this located? Have been to the old mental asylum but this one looks new! Great video
Great tour.
Did i see a camera in the shower block. Top left corner.
Pipe covered in dirty cobwebs. Was keeping an eye out for old cameras, but didn't see any or holes/wiring where there might've been some.
@urbexgecko
Ahhh.
magnificent.
Interesting to see the place from the inside - thinking you must have taken quite a roundabout path to get in there, given there's operating facilities right next door!
You're not wrong haha
@@urbexgecko It's a shame the old John Oxley Memorial Hospital has been completely demolished, that would have been fascinating to explore.
Interesting how they let it go , Haven't driven or visited since 1989 . You could see it was from the highway , i lived at Algester golf coarse
I used to work in that 'bad' area of wacol, over 20 years ago - I'm struggling to grasp where on the vast landscape, the old prison was?
I worked there too
That’s cool. Wacol prison is still in full force. I’ll read the description to see which part of Wacol prison this is.
Edit: I cant find what prison this was lol. All the correctional facilities in Wacol are currently functioning. Was this the farm site maybe?
K there is no description 😅
"I asked for a 13 but they drew a 31." is from a song by Th Offspring from their 1998 album Americana. from 2:05 into the song Pretty Fly (for a White Guy). Just saying.
Sorry for answering my own comment but I think it
It is possible that the person who got Room 31 was an Offspring fan. Sorry I hit the Enter button half way through.
Thank you for the like to my reply. My grandmother worked as a psychologist at wacol in the 1980s. She's no longer with us. All that knowledge, experience and connections with the past went with her. She was an awesome person.
Is this the old Wavol Mental Health Jail
Different ward. The mental health section was too risky to explore unfortunately.
My uncle was there and we visited him. Was released when it closed. It was full of young truant kids and mentally insane, together...
8:51 I remember as a kid they had these in the Mcdonalds playground, so id take a guess and say thats where its from, who knows how it got there
Most of the blasts through walls & broken bars are from police & other agencies training for various reasons state & federal
@@tomdagan6361 No shit, he said that
Was there in 1995-1997 A52 was a mad jail to kick back do ya time,were the good ol days beford the system turned to shit
I got kicked out off that shit hole twice when i was young in the early 90s
Damn, decent effort to get kicked out once let alone twice haha. Must've really made them earn their wage.
@@urbexgecko yer I was a right fucka lol
Not sledge hammers. breach charges training.
Yes it was cold "boggo road"....
I could be wrong but I think a relative of mine once worked a this place.
is it still there or has it now been demolished. I can't find it on google maps.
@@cactus-cj1937 Demo’d.
Awesome.
Isn’t it signed “No Entry”?
Is it private or public land now?
Funnily enough the side you would access it from had no signs, plenty closer to the active prison though. It's government land, unsure what they will do with it now. Can't see anything commercial going there, possibly upgrade and extend the existing police K9 facility as they used to use this site for training anyway.
@@urbexgecko is it in the section where they house sex offenders. you brave going thru those zones .. pow pow
That's the one! As you may already know, there's another abandoned ward there they filmed a movie in. I tried to explore that too, but like you said, way too active and risky there. Found a sketchy kit on the perimeter with empty food packets that looked like something an escapee would use haha.
@@urbexgecko i roamed thru all the buildings at the"park" a few years ago before they fully fenced off the older building , I sat in there one night to feel the vibe. anyhow ill have to have a snoop thru your channel.
Can u still visit this place ?
Yea same here I’m so wanting to visit 😭
Ahhh just found out it was demolished
A Pantera fan in jail? I’m shocked 😂❤
Nice video :)
Where is this prison ? 😊
@@lucky-lukedj9226 Wacom
nice stuff! I wanna do wacol too
Has since been demoed.
@@urbexgecko huh really? Did you have to dodge any security cars??
Yeah unfortunately. Heard rumours around the start of the year, then a mate went and checked to confirm. Nah, I went like 7 weekends in a row with no issues.
is it possible to still get in mate
Your a real one for the rain drop break it down...#DJRAINDROP indahouse mad respectah
😂👊
Is there a way I can find where this place is to go to see it?
Demolished now
Thats a nice prison
Really unique,not what you imagine when you hear the word prison.
With the massive homeless problem we now have this rotting place providing shelter could be easily repurposed.
@@TerryJonesPrinterRepairs whose going to foot the bill to clean it up and fix it up?
@@trippnoutmotorsport3164 we happily spend money on keeping people in prison but won't spend money on helping those on the streets. I think it's a worthwhile idea for government to convert such places into accommodation. We treat criminals better than the homeless.
If you watch the video you would know this place isn’t providing shelter anytime soon lol
Hey sir is it advisable for me to egg-splore this place at during daylight hours?
Also is it red hot now? Thx sir.
Yeah mate, best bet is on the weekend though as the police train there though the week. From what I've read about it on FB lately, it sounds like nothing has changed security wise. It's tricky to get to when you haven't been before, If you need a map and more info just reach out on FB or IG. I was going to take you there last time you were in the area, but you didn't reply to my message haha.
You spelled egg splore wrong.
Crikey. When did this shut down?
Early 2000's
@urbexgecko ta
Did my first lag here in 96
Did anyone see you there?
Nah, went there plenty of times without any issues. Has since been demolished.
@@urbexgecko wait when did it get demolished???
Few months ago.
What was this Jail’s name?
@@CraigAlexander-m9l Moreton A and Moreton B at wacol
“F this place” HAHAHA. Surrrrre
I knew people in Wacol jail who would fight the screws and smoke the dope in the jail.
Good for you @billyshane !! What a hero you are!!!
I was there in 98, 99. What a shity jail. The shitiest in south East Queensland. Really hasn't changed much. I remember reading a cherry picker to get to the top bunk. The only good thing was the games of footy against other jails with boots and jersey's. End up getting band like everything.
Everyone in the yard
farm prison used to grow all own food ie beef and emu and other stuff Rockhampton did all beef for prison and emu and other stuff keep them happy. eat like king most call fat farm
Yep! I don't really show them in this video, but the abattoir and huge greenhouse (and their old, weathered business signs) were still there at the time of exploring it. Someone was actually living in a makeshift tent in the greenhouse, had made a full bush kitchen set-up for themselves. Both since been demolished.
wacol prison is not closed, is this a joke?
They end up rooting you for this?
Nah! Used to be red hot years ago, but was open slather by the time I got there. Was hanging out there every weekend at one stage with no issues. A mate actually got busted there not long after, and they just asked them to leave.
This still standing? Might go sus it out
Wtf load up all those ovens lol, even if they don't work that's thousands of dollars of equipment, sell that shit on marketplace lol
Obviously originally government land. Is it still government land, and why is it just sitting there abandoned like it is. More government waste.
Could easily be cleaned up remodeled into housing for homeless
D9 -1997
Me and my cousin visited one of our cousin's in there around 25 years ago I think. It was so depressing seeing him in there..I still remember the guards searching us pretty roughly as we went in to visit and when we went to leave they wouldn't open the gates to let us back out for a while, purposely playing silly games with us. 🤔🥱😐