Australian Capital Territory
A new prison was opened in 11 September 2008 at Symonston, called the Alexander Maconochie Centre, named after Alexander Maconochie. The centre is designed as a multi role facility to replace the Belconnen Remand Centre and provide detention facilities so that prisoners who are currently held in New South Wales facilities may be held locally.
| Prisons in the Australian Capital Territory | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prison | Status | Classification | Managed | Opened | Closed | Capacity | Location |
| Alexander Maconochie Centre | Operational | Minimum to maximum | ACT Corrective Services | 11 September 2008 | No | 300 | Hume |
| Belconnen Remand Centre | Closed | Maximum | ACT Corrective Services | 1986 | 30 April 2009 | ? | Belconnen |
| Bimberi Youth Justice Centre | Operational | ACT Department of Disability, Housing and Community Services | 3 September 2008 | No | 40 | Mitchell | |
| Periodic Detention Centre | Operational | Minimum | ACT Corrective Services | 1962 | No | 49 | Symonston |
| Symonston Temporary Remand Centre | Operational | ACT Corrective Services | ? | Closed | ? | Symonston | |
| Total capacity | 389 | (cureent) | |||||
Read more about this topic: List Of Australian Prisons
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