Cessnock Correctional Centre

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Cessnock Correctional Centre
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Location Cessnock, New South Wales
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Status Operational
Security class Minimum (with a maximum security area for sex offenders)
Capacity 750[1]
Opened 1972[2]
Managed by Corrective Services NSW

Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced and unsentenced felons under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

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 A$97 million.[1][3] The centre serves as the reception prison for the Newcastle and Hunter Region.

Notable prisoners

See also

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References

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  6. Timeline: The 1980s, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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