Cessnock Correctional Centre

Cessnock Correctional Complex
LocationCessnock, New South Wales
Coordinates32°49′01″S 151°20′21″E / 32.81694°S 151.33917°E / -32.81694; 151.33917
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum (with a maximum security area for sex offenders)
Capacity750
Opened1972
Managed byCorrective Services NSW

Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. It was opened in 1972 under the name Cessnock Training Centre. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

Facilities were significantly updated during 2012, including the completion of Australia's first purpose-built maximum security sex offenders unit; built at a cost of $97 million.

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