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Cessnock Correctional Centre
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Cessnock Correctional Centre Men's prison in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia Cessnock Correctional Complex 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.[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessnock_Correctional_Centre#cite_note-key-1) The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced "Sentence (law)") and remand "Remand (detention)") 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.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessnock_Correctional_Centre#cite_note-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessnock_Correctional_Centre#cite_note-3)
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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Capacity
750
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1972
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 3 Jul 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
male
Opened
1972
Region
NSW
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.
Notable inmates
Craig Field1972 · rugby league playerCraig Field (born 12 December 1972) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.
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Conditions Risk Score
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Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
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- Greenough Regional PrisonNarnguluMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Mid North Coast Correctional CentreAldavillaMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Southern Queensland Correctional CentreSpring CreekMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Broome Regional PrisonBroomeMixedMinimum to maximum security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
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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
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q5065587)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Cessnock Correctional Centre. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cessnock-correctional-centre
"Cessnock Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/cessnock-correctional-centre.
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