Yatala is reported as having 603 prisoners in a facility designed for 341. The prison was planned to be closed when a new prison at Mobilong was completed, though some buildings will be retained for their historic values. It 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.