Cessnock_Correctional_Centre

Cessnock Correctional Centre

Cessnock Correctional Centre

Men's prison in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. It was opened in 1972 under the name Cessnock Training Centre.[1] The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

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Facilities were significantly updated during 2012, including the completion of Australia's first purpose-built maximum security sex offenders unit; built at a cost of $97 million.[2][3]

Notable prisoners

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References

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