Darwin Correctional Centre
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Darwin Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located in Darwin
, Northern Territory
, Australia.
The prison is the main reception prison in the Northern Territory, and holds inmates from most of the northern parts of the Territory. It is also used to hold illegal immigrants and is a processing point for those facing deportation
.
The correctional centre is situated 16 km from Darwin
, and is a multi-classification prison with a capacity of 450 prisoners. The centre was completed in 1979 with a capacity of 110 beds.
Main reception prison in the Northern Territory, services most of the northern and metropolitan regions. Holds illegal immigrants and is a general processiong point for those subject to deportation.
Contact details
GPO Box 1407, Darwin NT 0801; Ph: (08) 8922 0111
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
, Australia.
The prison is the main reception prison in the Northern Territory, and holds inmates from most of the northern parts of the Territory. It is also used to hold illegal immigrants and is a processing point for those facing deportation
Deportation
Deportation means the expulsion of a person or group of people from a place or country. Today it often refers to the expulsion of foreign nationals whereas the expulsion of nationals is called banishment, exile, or penal transportation...
.
The correctional centre is situated 16 km from Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
, and is a multi-classification prison with a capacity of 450 prisoners. The centre was completed in 1979 with a capacity of 110 beds.
Main reception prison in the Northern Territory, services most of the northern and metropolitan regions. Holds illegal immigrants and is a general processiong point for those subject to deportation.
Contact details
GPO Box 1407, Darwin NT 0801; Ph: (08) 8922 0111