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°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum (with a maximum security area for sex offenders) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Opened | 1972[1] |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. It was opened in 1972 under the name Cessnock Training Centre.[1] The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced and remand prisoners 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 $97 million.[2][3]
Notable prisoners
[edit]- Nathan Baggaley[4] – a former Olympic canoe sprinter, 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
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Key moments in Penal Culture in NSW 1970 – present". The Australian Prisons Project. University of New South Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Sex offenders unit at Cessnock gaol". Australia: ABC News. 7 March 2012. 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. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ Evans, Michael (4 April 2007). "Ray, Rodney brawl on". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- "Cessnock Correctional Centre". Corrective Services NSW. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2010.
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