Wellington Correctional Centre Explained

Prison Name:Wellington Correctional Centre
Location:Wuuluman, New South Wales, Australia
Status:Operational
Classification:Minimum to maximum
(males and females)
Capacity:750
Opened:13 September 2007[1]
Managed By:Corrective Services NSW

Wellington Correctional Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for males and females, is located in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, west of Sydney. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the NSW Government Department of Communities & Justice. The Centre accepts sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

The 2021 mouse plague caused the complete evacuation (420 inmates and 200 staff) of the facility in June 2021 as dead mice and damage to infrastructure led to concerns for health and safety of inmates and staff. Female prisoners were moved first, to Bathurst and Broken Hill.[2]

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  1. New 600 bed Wellington Jail officially open . PDF . 13 September 2007 . Government of New South Wales . Hatzistergos, John MLC . John Hatzistergos . 7 May 2012 .
  2. News: Mice plague 'invades' Wellington prison, forcing hundreds of prisoners and staff to evacuate . ABC Central West . Xanthe . Gregory . Nick . Lowther . ABC News . 22 June 2021 . 22 June 2021.