Australia · New South Wales · Silverwater, Sydney
Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (Silverwater)
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1970
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 21 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
male
Opened
1970
Region
New South Wales
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.
Notable inmates
- Katherine Knight1955 · criminal
Katherine Mary Knight (born 24 October 1955) is an Australian murderer and the first woman in the country's history to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
Related facilities
Same country, matched on type + security level where possible.
- Barwon PrisonLara, VictoriaMaximumState maximum-security93% occupancy
- Long Bay Correctional ComplexMalabar, SydneyMixedState complex98% occupancy
- South Coast Correctional CentreNowra HillMixedMinimum to maximum security
- Langi Kal Kal PrisonLangi Kal KalMinimumMinimum security
- Ouyen Community Correction Services
- Acacia PrisonWoorolooMediumMedium security
Data completeness
54%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CSNSW â MRRC
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Wikidata (Q7516871)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (Silverwater). Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/metropolitan-remand-and-reception-centre-silverwater
"Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (Silverwater)." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/metropolitan-remand-and-reception-centre-silverwater.
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