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| Location | Cessnock, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 32°49′01″S151°20′21″E / 32.81694°S 151.33917°E /-32.81694; 151.33917 |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum (with a maximum security area forsex offenders) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Opened | 1972[1] |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
Cessnock Correctional Centre, anAustralianminimum and maximum security prison for males, is located inCessnock, New South Wales. It was opened in 1972 under the nameCessnock Training Centre.[1] The centre is operated byCorrective Services NSW. It detainssentenced andremand prisoners under New South Wales and/orCommonwealth legislation.
Facilities were significantly updated during 2012, including the completion of Australia's first purpose-built maximum securitysex offenders unit; built at a cost of $97 million.[2][3]
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