Australia · New South Wales · Cessnock
Cessnock Correctional Centre
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Background
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. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced and remand prisoners 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 $97 million.
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1972
Operational
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSW
Population held
male
Opened
1972
Region
New South Wales
Security level
Mixed
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
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
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Data completeness
54%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CSNSW — Cessnock
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies — Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.