was expected that the closure will happen by 2011, and the land developed for residential housing but this has been cancelled. No current funding has been put in place for the new prison, therefore the land redevelopment will not occur as previously noted. A new roster was implemented on 2 July 2011 despite a widespread outcry and criticism by the staff. Stephen Mann was the previous General Manager of Yatala. He was succeeded by Brenton Williams and currently Tracy Watkins. Paul Laister is Peter Forrests successor of the PSA representative for Echo Division. The new gatehouse was opened in March, 2013 by David Brown, the Chief Executive of Department for Correctional Services. The reception area includes two state of the art turnstile machines, which can detect any concealed drugs and metal objects. It is also equipped with an X -ray scanning machine. After checking through the turnstiles, visitors and staff must go through an Iris scan and fingerprint detecting booths to gain entry into the prison. Notable prisoners Alan Bond businessman, spent a brief time in Yatala during his fraud trial in the early 1990s. John Bunting serial killer, ringleader in the Snowtown murders, and his accomplices Robert Wagner, James Vlassakis, and Mark Haydon. Jason Alexander Downie, repeatedly stabbed Andrew, Rose and Chantelle Rowe at their home in Kapunda. Bevan Spencer von Einemconvicted murderer and suspected serial murderer. Jean Eric Gassyderegistered Sydney psychiatrist who shot dead South Australia's head of mental health in October 2002. David Hicksthe Australian Guantánamo Bay detainee convicted by US military tribunal of providing material support for terrorism. Hicks was released 29 December 2007. James William Millerserved six consecutive life sentences for murder in relation to the Truro Murders. Died of cancer in 2008. Bradley John Murdochconvicted murderer of Peter Falconio, was held briefly in the prison before being extradited. Rupert Maxwell (Max) Stuart (1932–2014)Arrernte man whose 1959 conviction for murder lead to a Royal Commission and a 2002 film, paroled in 1973. Rodney ClavellHe had worked as a former prison officer at Yatala and Mobilong prisons in the early 2000s, before turning to a life of crime. He took his own life during a siege after being pursued by police in 2014. Notes References See also Hundred of Yatala District Council of Yatala 1854 establishments in Australia Maximum security prisons in Australia Prisons in Adelaide South Australian Heritage Register