the Pettingill family, acquitted of the 1988 Walsh Street police shootings. Killed in 2002. Harry Power – a bushranger Mark "Chopper" Read – a gang leader and standover man James "Jimmy" Loughnanan armed robber; broke both legs jumping from a Pentridge wall in an escape attempt in 1977. Died in the 1987 Jika Jika prison fire. Gregory David Roberts – author of Shantaram, escapee of Pentridge who fled to India Ronald Ryan – the last person to be executed in Australia Frank Penhalluriack – imprisoned in the 1980s due to trading hours activism Maxwell Carl Skinner – serial escapee, infamous for commandeering a Coburg tram in one of his escapes. William Stanford – a sculptor Stan Taylor – an actor and convicted Russell Street bomber Squizzy Taylor – a gangster John Zarb – the first person to be found guilty of having failed to comply with his call-up notice during the Vietnam War Billy Longley – Former Painter and Docker Jack Charles – Indigenous actor and community leader Ray Mooney – Playwright, rapist Noel Tovey – Indigenous actor, choreographer and writer, imprisoned for homosexual acts in 1951 and raped by two of the guards David McMillana drug smuggler arrested following Operation Aries, a Victoria Police/Federal Police taskforce operation reported to have cost over A$2 million Timeline 1851: HM Prison Pentridge established 1924: Melbourne Gaol was closed and its prisoners were relocated to Pentridge 1951: The last woman to be executed in Australia, Jean Lee, is hanged 1967: The last person to be executed in Australia, Ronald Ryan, is executed at the prison. Between 1842 and 1967, 186 prisoners were executed in Victoria, including 10 at Pentridge Prison. 1987: Five prisoners die in a fire in the Jika Jika unit during riots over prison conditions. Four inmates survived the fire. 1997: Pentridge Prison is closed by the Victorian government 1999: The State Government of Victoria sells Pentridge to developers Luciano Crema and Harry Barbon in partnership with Peter and Leigh Chiavaroli 2002: Pentridge is split into Pentridge Piazza (also referred to as Pentridge Coburg), controlled by Luciano Crema and Harry Barbon, and Pentridge Village, controlled by Peter and Leigh Chiavaroli 2007: Luciano Crema and Harry Barbon sell the Pentridge Coburg site to developers Valad Property Group and Abadeen Group 2009: The Pentridge Coburg Masterplan and Pentridge Village Masterplan are approved by the Victorian Planning Minister following a consultation period 2013: The