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[[File:Aerial View of Wacol Prison, Wacol, 11 October 1988.jpg|thumb|Aerial View of Brisbane Correctional Centre, October 1988]] |
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'''Brisbane Correctional Centre''', formerly the '''Sir David Longland Correctional Centre''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=New prision throws doors wide open|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/apn-new-prision-throws-doors-wide/80385/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Queensland Times|language=en}}</ref> is a prison facility located at [[Wacol, Queensland|Wacol]] (near [[Brisbane]]), [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], which was renovated and re-opened in June 2008.<ref>[http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/About_Us/The_Department/key_initiatives/bcc/background.shtml Brisbane Correctional Centre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104657/http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/About_Us/The_Department/key_initiatives/bcc/background.shtml |date=2 April 2015 }} at official (Queensland Government) website</ref> |
'''Brisbane Correctional Centre''', formerly the '''Sir David Longland Correctional Centre''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=New prision throws doors wide open|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/apn-new-prision-throws-doors-wide/80385/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Queensland Times|language=en}}</ref> is a prison facility located at [[Wacol, Queensland|Wacol]] (near [[Brisbane]]), [[Queensland]], [[Australia]], which was renovated and re-opened in June 2008.<ref>[http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/About_Us/The_Department/key_initiatives/bcc/background.shtml Brisbane Correctional Centre] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402104657/http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/About_Us/The_Department/key_initiatives/bcc/background.shtml |date=2 April 2015 }} at official (Queensland Government) website</ref> |
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The complex houses a water conservation system, a unit specifically designed for 17-year-old prisoners (which has since been closed due to amended laws),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2016-058|publisher=Queensland Government|year=2016|pages=17|access-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707232949/https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2016-058|archive-date=7 July 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|title=Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Bill 2016}}</ref> and an ultra-modern maximum security wing for prisoners considered dangerous. The facility currently consists of 16 units, including a protection unit mainly for elderly prisoners and prisoners with sexual charges, as well as a medical unit for prisoners with serious psychological problems and suicidal thoughts. A typical unit has approximately 70 prisoners.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/Publications/Corporate_Publications/Miscellaneous_Documents/Custodial%20Operations.pdf|title=Custodial operations|publisher=Queensland Corrective Services|year=2007|pages=Page 5|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218061705/http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/Publications/Corporate_Publications/Miscellaneous_Documents/Custodial%20Operations.pdf|archive-date=18 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
The complex houses a water conservation system, a unit specifically designed for 17-year-old prisoners (which has since been closed due to amended laws),<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2016-058|publisher=Queensland Government|year=2016|pages=17|access-date=8 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707232949/https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/asmade/act-2016-058|archive-date=7 July 2019|url-status=live|df=dmy-all|title=Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Bill 2016}}</ref> and an ultra-modern maximum security wing for prisoners considered dangerous. The facility currently consists of 16 units, including a protection unit mainly for elderly prisoners and prisoners with sexual charges, as well as a medical unit for prisoners with serious psychological problems and suicidal thoughts. A typical unit has approximately 70 prisoners.<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/Publications/Corporate_Publications/Miscellaneous_Documents/Custodial%20Operations.pdf|title=Custodial operations|publisher=Queensland Corrective Services|year=2007|pages=Page 5|access-date=31 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218061705/http://www.correctiveservices.qld.gov.au/Publications/Corporate_Publications/Miscellaneous_Documents/Custodial%20Operations.pdf|archive-date=18 February 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 11:33, 14 May 2023
| Australian Prisons | |
| Sir David Longland Correctional Centre | |
| Location: | Wacol, Queensland |
| Status: | Operational |
| Classification: | Maximum Security |
| Capacity: | 558 |
| Opened: | 1988 |
| Closed: | |
| Managed by: | Queensland Corrective Services |
Brisbane Correctional Centre, formerly the Sir David Longland Correctional Centre,[1] is a prison facility located at Wacol (near Brisbane), Queensland, Australia, which was renovated and re-opened in June 2008.[2] The complex houses a water conservation system, a unit specifically designed for 17-year-old prisoners (which has since been closed due to amended laws),[3] and an ultra-modern maximum security wing for prisoners considered dangerous. The facility currently consists of 16 units, including a protection unit mainly for elderly prisoners and prisoners with sexual charges, as well as a medical unit for prisoners with serious psychological problems and suicidal thoughts. A typical unit has approximately 70 prisoners.[4]
Notable prisoners
- Brenden Abbott – the "Postcard Bandit".[5]
- Geoffrey Robert Dobbs – labelled Australia's worst paedophile, pleaded guilty to 124 sex offences and one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice on counts against 63 girls under his care as a teacher and youth leader from 1972 to 2000.[6]
- Jason Nixon – prison serial killer.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "New prision throws doors wide open". Queensland Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ Brisbane Correctional Centre Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at official (Queensland Government) website
- ^ Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Bill 2016. Queensland Government. 2016. p. 17. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Custodial operations (PDF). Queensland Corrective Services. 2007. pp. Page 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ Nyst, Chris (defence lawyer). "The Usual Suspect". Australian Story (program transcript); 27 October 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Child sex offender receives indefinite sentences". PM (ABC Radio Program). Aired 24 July 2003 18:34:00; Reporter: Louise Willis. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
- ^ "Violent offender Jason "Waxy" Nixon finds new way to escape jail - appearing in court to answer for more crimes". The Courier Mail. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.