Kirkconnell Correctional Centre

Kirkconnell Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum security prison for males, is located 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Bathurst, New South Wales.[1]

Kirkconnell Correctional Centre
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LocationSunny Corner, near Bathurst, New South Wales
Coordinates33°25′02″S 149°50′30″E / 33.4171859°S 149.8417139°E / -33.4171859; 149.8417139
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum (males only)
Capacity260
Opened26 November 1958
30 July 2015 (reopening)
ClosedDecember 2011
Managed byCorrective Services NSW

The Centre is located in the Sunny Corner State Forest and has a fully trained bushfire fighting team comprising both prison staff and inmates.

It was declared a prison under the name "Kirkconnell Afforestation Camp" on 26 November 1958.[2] In September 2011 it was reported that Corrective Services NSW will close the facility in December 2011, as a cost saving measure.[3][4] All of inmates were relocated to the minimum security wings at Bathurst Correctional Centre and Long Bay.[5] The facility was reopened on 30 July 2015, after a 4 million dollar upgrade.[6]

Notable prisoners

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References

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  1. ^ "Kirkconnell Correctional Centre". Corrective Services NSW. New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2010.
  2. ^ Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, 28 Nov 1958 [Issue No.119], p. 3643
  3. ^ Shanahan, Leo (7 September 2011). "Closures to make other NSW jails rougher, says prison officers' union". The Australian. AAP. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  4. ^ Patty, Anna (7 September 2011). "A way to get out of three jails". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Prisons to close" (PDF) (Press release). Corrective Services NSW. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Kirkconnell jail re-opening to bring 'very worthy outcomes', says MP". ABC. 30 July 2015.
  7. ^ Mitchell, Alex (19 June 2005). "Adler moved to Bathurst prison". The Age. AAP. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  8. ^ McNab, Duncan (2016). ""13. Another opening, another show"". Roger Rogerson. Hachette Australia.