▁and ▁renov ations , ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁difficulties ▁regarding ▁the ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁young ▁off enders ▁at ▁Y atal a ▁Pr ison ; ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁house ▁mostly ▁males ▁under ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁away ▁from ▁" hard ened ▁crim inals " ▁and ▁teach ▁them ▁sk illed ▁tr ades , ▁while ▁decre asing ▁over c row ding ▁at ▁Y atal a . ▁The ▁prison ▁closed ▁perman ently ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁facilities ▁having ▁become ▁out dated . ▁ ▁The ▁prison ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁visitors ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁and ▁now ▁forms ▁a ▁significant ▁local ▁tour ist ▁att raction . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁f als ely ▁stated ▁that ▁a ▁gall ows ▁had ▁been ▁installed ▁during ▁its ▁history ▁and ▁that ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁hang ings ▁had ▁taken ▁place ; ▁this ▁is ▁un true , ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁prison ▁hang ings ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁were ▁in ▁Ad ela ide ▁and ▁Mount ▁G amb ier . ▁Cas ual , ▁gu ided ▁and ▁g host ▁t ours ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁are ▁available , ▁while ▁accommod ation ▁is ▁offered ▁in ▁the ▁former ▁cells ; ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁available ▁for ▁functions . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : 1 9 7 5 ▁dis est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : Def unct ▁pr isons ▁in ▁South ▁Australia ▁Category : S outh ▁Australian ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁Category : World ▁War ▁II ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category