Australia · QLD · Wacol
Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
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For families
How to send mail, money, and visit Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre
Step-by-step guidance using the Australia system — addresses, money services, visit booking, what to bring on your first visit.
Capacity
270
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1999
Closed 2000
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Queensland Corrective ServicesPopulation held
female
Opened
1999
Region
QLD
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
Visit sessions: Personal visits | Mainstream | Saturday - 12:45pm-1:45pm and 2.15pm-3.15pm | Sunday - 8:30am-9:30am and 2:15pm-3:15pm | Protection | Saturday - 8:30am-9:30am | Sunday - 12:45pm-1:45pm | Virtual visits | Mainstream | Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday | 8.15am-9.15am | 9.30am- 10.30am | 12.45pm-1.15pm | 2.00pm-3.00pm | Protection | Wednesday (every second Wednesday) | 8.15am-9.15am | 9.30am-10.30. Arrival: If you are over 18, you must sign up for biometric scanning at the centre.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
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Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
68%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Queensland Government â Prison Locations (visiting hours & booking info) — Queensland Corrective Services
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q4968630)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brisbane-women-s-correctional-centre
"Brisbane Women's Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/brisbane-women-s-correctional-centre.
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