Australia · New South Wales · Malabar, Sydney
Metropolitan Special Programs Centre (Long Bay)
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Houses sex-offender treatment and other specialist program units within the Long Bay complex.
Background
The Long Bay Correctional Complex, commonly called Long Bay, is a correctional facility comprising a heritage-listed maximum and minimum security prison for males and females and a hospital to treat prisoners, psychiatric cases and remandees. The complex is located in Malabar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and is approximately 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south of the Sydney CBD. It is contained within a 32-hectare (79-acre) site. The facility is operated by Corrective Services New South Wales, a department administered by the Government of New South Wales. The Complex accepts sentenced and unsentenced prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation and comprises three separate facilities including the Long Bay Hospital (a maximum security institution for medical and psychiatric cases); the Metropolitan Special Programs Centre (a maximum/minimum security institution); and the Special Purpose Centre (a maximum security institution for inmates requiring special protection). Designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, the complex is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register with the following statement of significance: The former State Penitentiary is of considerable significance.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1909
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
male
Opened
1909
Region
New South Wales
Security level
Mixed
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
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Naveed Akram2001–2025Naveed Akram (born 12 August 2001, Sydney, Australia) allegedly carried out a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025, with his father Sajid Akram. Both men were shot at the scene by New South Wales Police, and his father was killed.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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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
62%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- CSNSW â MSPC
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- 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 (Q14934884)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Metropolitan Special Programs Centre (Long Bay). Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/metropolitan-special-programs-centre-long-bay
"Metropolitan Special Programs Centre (Long Bay)." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/metropolitan-special-programs-centre-long-bay.
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