Australia · NSW · Silverwater
Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre
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Capacity
900
Current population
—
Occupancy
—
Year opened
1997
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
Mixed
Opened
1997
Region
NSW
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
No public contact details available.
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Barwon PrisonLaraMaximumMaximum security
- Metropolitan Remand CentreRavenhallMaximumMaximum security
- Arthur Gorrie Correctional CentreWacolMaximumMaximum security
- Dame Phyllis Frost CentreRavenhallMaximumMaximum security
- Melbourne Assessment PrisonWest MelbourneMaximumMaximum security
- Lithgow Correctional CentreLithgowMaximumMaximum security
Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersData completeness
52%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/metropolitan-remand-and-reception-centre
"Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/metropolitan-remand-and-reception-centre.
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