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Maitland Gaol

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    Photo by Unidentified via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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  • 1296 - Maitland Correctional Centre - SHR Plan No 3096 (5012147b100).jpg

    Photo by Heritage Division via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)

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    Photo by Phil Whitehouse from London, United Kingdom via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

  • The Maitland Gaol off 6-18 John Street, East Maitland NSW, Taken on Thursday, 31st March 2011 at 9-32am. - panoramio.jpg

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Background

The Old Maitland Gaol, also known as Maitland Correctional Centre, is a heritage-listed former Australian prison located in East Maitland, New South Wales. Its construction was started in 1844 and prisoners first entered the gaol in 1848. By the time of its closure, on 31 January 1998, it had become the longest continuously-run gaol in Australia. It has since been turned into a museum and was a popular tourist attraction. It is currently closed to the public indefinitely due to safety issues.

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Capacity

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1848

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1848

Region

Security level

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

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16%

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