Cessnock Correctional Centre
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| Location | Cessnock, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 32°49′01″S 151°20′21″E / 32.81694°S 151.33917°ECoordinates: 32°49′01″S 151°20′21″E / 32.81694°S 151.33917°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum (with a maximum security area for sex offenders) |
| Capacity | 750[1] |
| Opened | 1972[2] |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced and unsentenced felons 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 A$97 million.[1][3] The centre serves as the for the Newcastle and Hunter Region.
Notable prisoners[]
- Nathan Baggaley[4] – a former Olympic sprint canoer, jailed between 2009 and 2011 for dealing ecstasy.
- William MacDonald[citation needed] – English-born Australian serial killer (born Allen Ginsberg, 1924-2015)
- Lenny McPherson (1921-1996) [5] – organised crime figure.
- Harry M. Miller[6] – (1934-2018) New Zealand-Australian media agent, promoter and publicist, convicted of fraud.
- Nigel Milsom[7] – Archibald Prize-winning painter, armed robbery.
- Ray Williams[8] – disgraced businessman.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sex offenders unit at Cessnock gaol". ABC News. Australia. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Key moments in Penal Culture in NSW 1970 - present". The Australian Prisons Project. The University of New South Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "A rare look behind the walls of Cessnock Correctional Centre". The Advertiser. Cessnock. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ Tabakoff, Nick (12 June 2010). "Steroids bust for jailed Olympian Nathan Baggaley". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Death & Funeral Notice: Leonard Arthur (Lenny) McPherson, late of Gladesville formerly of Balmain". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 August 1996.
- ^ Timeline: The 1980s, Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ Collins, Ben (17 July 2015). "How Nigel Milsom, who just won the $100,000 Archibald Prize, wound up in prison for robbery". Business Insider Australia. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Evans, Michael (4 April 2007). "Ray, Rodney brawl on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links[]
- "Cessnock Correctional Centre". Corrective Services NSW. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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