Wellington Correctional Centre
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| Location | Wuuluman, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°30′21″S 148°58′54″E / 32.5059028°S 148.9817762°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum to maximum (males and females) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Opened | 13 September 2007[1] |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
Wellington Correctional Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for males and females, is located in Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 360 kilometres (220 mi) west of Sydney. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the NSW Government Department of Communities & Justice. The Centre accepts sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.
The 2021 mouse plague caused the complete evacuation (420 inmates and 200 staff) of the facility in June 2021 as dead mice and damage to infrastructure led to concerns for health and safety of inmates and staff. Female prisoners were moved first, to Bathurst and Broken Hill.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Hatzistergos, John MLC (13 September 2007). "New 600 bed Wellington Jail officially open" (PDF) (Press release). Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ Gregory, Xanthe; Lowther, Nick (22 June 2021). "Mice plague 'invades' Wellington prison, forcing hundreds of prisoners and staff to evacuate". ABC Central West. ABC News. Retrieved 22 June 2021.