Australia · New South Wales · Wellington
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Macquarie Correctional Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for males, is located in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 360 kilometres (220 mi) west of Sydney. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales. The Centre accepts sentenced prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation. The facility is made up of 1400 buildings (primarily single storey) and has three hundred layers of fencing. There is more than 5 km of secure fencing and over 16,000 security cameras.
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Figures from official sources · verified 22 May 2026 · methodology
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
male
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Region
New South Wales
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Macquarie Correctional Centre. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/macquarie-correctional-centre
"Macquarie Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/macquarie-correctional-centre.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Macquarie Correctional Centre},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/macquarie-correctional-centre},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}