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Darwin Correctional Centre

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Background

Darwin Correctional Centre is a minimum-to-maximum security prison approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) by road from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is managed by Northern Territory Correctional Services, which falls under the territory’s Department of Attorney-General and Justice. The prison detains felons who have been charged and sentenced under Northern Territory and/or Commonwealth law.

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Capacity

1,048

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

2014

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

NT Correctional Services

Population held

mixed

Opened

2014

Region

Northern Territory

Security level

Maximum

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

780 Howard Springs Road, Holtze, Darwin 0835

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Compared to other facilities in Australia

231 peers
Capacity (beds)this: 1048 · peers avg: 506 (+107%)

Data completeness

60%

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