St Heliers Correctional Centre

St Heliers Correctional Centre

Infobox_Prisons
prison_name=St Heliers Correctional Centre
location=Muswellbrook, New South Wales
status=Operational
classification=Minimum (Male)
capacity=256
opened=September 1989
closed=
managed_by=Department of Corrective Services

St Heliers Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. St Heliers is also responsible for the State's first mobile prison.

History

The property was originally settled by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq and named after Saint Helier, Jersey. The New South Wales State Government purchased the property in 1945 and it was used as a child welfare institution until its closure in 1986. It reopened as a correctional Centre in September 1989.

References

*http://www.dcs.nsw.gov.au/offender_management/offender_management_in_custody/Correctional_Centres/stheliers.asp


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