Fulham Correctional Centre
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| Australian Prisons | |
| Fulham Correctional Centre | |
| Location: | Sale, Victoria |
| Status: | Operational |
| Classification: | Medium security |
| Capacity: | 777 |
| Opened: | April 7, 1997 |
| Closed: | |
| Managed by: | GEO Group Australia |
Fulham Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison located in Hopkins Rd, Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison consists of mainstream medium security cell blocks, a drug and alcohol treatment unit and a protection unit.
The Jail also has a minimum security section made up of cottages of four prisoners per cottage (currently 120 can be housed here). The prisoners must be Minimum rated to live in this section, they must have prison employment (a lot done off site). They get a weekly budget per cottage for groceries and buy and cook their own food. They have a lot less restrictions placed on them and have a phone in each cottage.
The Jail also has many facilities that are available for use by prisoners. These include soccer grounds, swimming pools, tennis court etc.
In 2004, the NALU unit was opened outside the main jail walls, this facility is for first time youth offenders aged 18-25.
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