Silverwater Correctional Centre
Entrance to the Silverwater Correctional Complex
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| Location | Silverwater, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 33°49′51.5″S 151°3′27.6″E / 33.830972°S 151.057667°ECoordinates: 33°49′51.5″S 151°3′27.6″E / 33.830972°S 151.057667°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum, minimum (male and female) |
| Capacity | xxx (SCC) 200 (SWCC) 900 (MRRC) xxx (DdLCC) |
| Opened | 1970 (SWCC) 1997 (MRRC) |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
The Silverwater Correctional Complex, an Australian maximum and minimum security prison complex for males and females, is located in Silverwater, 21 kilometres (13 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The complex is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales.
The complex comprises four separate facilities including Silverwater Correctional Centre (a minimum security prison for males); Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre (a maximum security institution for women and the major reception centre for female offenders in NSW); the Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre (a maximum security correctional facility for males); and the Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre (a minimum security correctional centre for males).
The complex accepts prisoners charged and convicted under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation and serves as a reception prison for inmates on remand or pending classification.
Silverwater Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum security facility for males is located within the complex.
The Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre (formerly known as the Mulawa Correctional Centre), an Australian maximum security facility for females is located within the complex. The Centre is divided into twelve living units, a protection/segregation area, an induction unit, a hospital annexe, and provides accommodation for both sentenced and unsentenced inmates and various special program units. The facility opened in 1970 as the old women's prison at Long Bay was converted into a medium security facility for men.
Fraud is the most common reason for imprisonment. Inmates are eligible to study for national recognised qualifications including vocation and TAFE courses.
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