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Offender Management in Custody

Number of Correctional Centres

Corrective Services NSW oversees:

  • 31 correctional centres - 8 maximum, 13 medium and 10 minimum security facilities;
  • 8 periodic detention centres;
  • 1 transitional centre for female inmates;
  • 65 probation and parole district offices

Corrective Services' priorities in managing correctional centres are to:

  • Achieve safe custodial environments
  • Meet the care needs of those in custody
  • Promote effective participation in offender programs
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These correctional centres are divided into 4 types. Note: Some centres cover more than one type of security classification

    Reception

    • New inmates go through a Reception, Screening and Induction Program to identify their immediate needs and issues such as risk of suicide, mental illness and drug and alcohol withdrawal.

    Maximum Security

    • Maximum security correctional centres hold inmates whose escape would be highly dangerous to members of the public or the security of the State.

    Medium Security

    • Medium security correctional centres are normally surrounded by walls or high security fences, but inmates move around inside more freely than in maximum security.

    Minimum Security

    • Minimum security correctional centres hold inmates who can be trusted in open conditions where there are fewer physical barriers to escape.
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