Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
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| Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Queensland |
| Status: | Operational |
| Security class: | High and Maximum Security |
| Capacity: | 710[1] |
| Opened: | 1992 |
| Closed: | - |
| Managed by: | GEO Group Australia |
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is a prison located on the Ipswich motorway at Wacol in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is a maximum security prison that is used for remand prisoners, and also for the temporary detention of prisoners while their 'security level' is ascertained.
The prison is a relatively modern facility with TVs, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities.
The Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is the second of Queenslands Privately Operated non-government Prisons sharing that notation with Borallon Correctional Centre operated for the Department by Management and Training Corporation located in Ivan Lane Borallon near Ipswich.
Click the link below to go to a satellite image of the prison. [1]
[edit] Notable prisoners
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ www.aic.gov.au Correctional facilities in Queensland. Accessed 1 May, 2006
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