Metropolitan Remand Centre

Metropolitan Remand Centre
Metropolitan Remand Centre
Location Ravenhall, Victoria
Capacity 600
Opened April 2006
Managed by CORE - Corrections Victoria

The Metropolitan Remand Centre (abbreviated and commonly referred to as MRC) is an Australian prison located at Ravenhall, Victoria, approximately 20 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD on the Western Freeway (Deer Park Bypass). The prison is a maximum security remand facility which opened in April 2006 and is operated by Corrections Victoria[1].

The majority of MRC's 600 inmates are held awaiting the outcome of their court case, some inmates have been sentenced and are waiting for appeals to be heard and a small number are sentenced prisoners transferred to free up beds at HM Melbourne Assessment Prison.

Accommodation

Accommodation consists of four 75-bed general (mainstream) units, one 100-bed protection unit (called Deakin), 200 beds in various units allocated for special needs such as vulnerable or young adult prisoners and a 13-bed management unit.

The protection unit is divided into 3 areas (A, B and C) which are separated by the officer's post. Being located centrally, officers can monitor activities in each area at a glance.

References

  1. ^ "Prison Profiles - Metropolitan Remand Centre". Department of Justice. August 6, 2009. http://www.justice.vic.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/DOJ+Internet/Home/Prisons/Prisons+in+Victoria/JUSTICE+-+Prison+Profiles+-+Metropolitan+Remand+Centre. Retrieved August 7, 2009. 

External links

Department of Justice

Coordinates: 37°47′34″S 144°44′46″E / 37.79278°S 144.74611°E / -37.79278; 144.74611



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