Mid North Coast Correctional Centre Explained

Prison Name:Mid North Coast Correctional Centre
Location:West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia
Status:Operational
Classification:Minimum and maximum
(males and females)
Capacity:500
Opened:15 July 2004[1]
Managed By:Corrective Services NSW
Coordinates:-31.0675°N 152.7527°W

The Mid North Coast Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum to maximum security prison for males and females, is located in Aldavilla, West Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia, north of Sydney. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales. The Centre accepts sentenced and unsentenced felons under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

History

Built on an old Aboriginal site that was a sacred area to the Dunghutti nation,[2] the centre was opened by the Premier, Bob Carr, in July 2004.[3]

Notable inmates

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: History of NSW Corrections . Corrective Services NSW . Government of New South Wales . 2010 . 7 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107151259/http://www.correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au/about-us/history-of-nsw-corrections . 7 January 2012 .
  2. News: Smoking ceremony targets ghosts . Paterick, Sue . Macleay Argus . 26 October 2004 . 7 May 2012 .
  3. News: Jail open . Paterick, Sue . Macleay Argus . 16 July 2004 . 7 May 2012 .
  4. News: Jailed Adler will take One.Tel to court . The Australian . Moran, Susannah . 19 February 2007 . 7 May 2012 .
  5. News: Ray, Rodney brawl on . The Sydney Morning Herald . Evans, Michael . 4 April 2007 . 7 May 2012 .
  6. News: MP: "Don't use us as a dump zone" . 1 January 2010 . Macleay Argus . 7 May 2012 .
  7. News: Child killer refused bail over bail breach . South Coast Register . Prideaud, Kate . 11 January 2012 . 7 May 2012 .