Darwin Correctional Centre
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| Location | Darwin, Northern Territory |
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| Coordinates | 12°26′45″S 130°56′32″E / 12.44583°S 130.94222°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum to maximum |
| Capacity | 450 |
| Opened | 1979 |
| Managed by | Northern Territory Correctional Services |
The Darwin Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum to maximum security prison for males and females, is located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The centre is managed by Northern Territory Correctional Services, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of the Northern Territory. The centre detains sentenced and charged felons under Northern Territory and/or Commonwealth law.
Facilities
The centre is a multi-classification prison with a capacity of 450 prisoners including 130 low security prisoners. The centre was completed in 1979 with an opening capacity of 110 beds and is the main reception prison in the Northern Territory, servicing most of the northern and metropolitan regions.[1]
Notable prisoners
- Lindy Chamberlain[2][3] – convicted and later acquitted of murdering her 9-week old daughter Azaria; Chamberlain gave birth to another child of her husband Michael Chamberlain while in custody; she was held at Mulawa Women's Prison, then transferred to Berrimah Prison; incarcerated from 29 October 1982 to 7 February, 1986.
- Bradley John Murdoch[citation needed] –
References
- ^ "Darwin Correctional Centre". Northern Territory Correctional Services: Custodial Operations. Government of the Northern Territory. 19 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ Linder, Douglas O., Professor, The Trial of Lindy and Michael Chamberlain: ("The Dingo Trial") A Trial Commentary, University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School, 1995-2011.
- ^ Lindy Chamberlain Timeline, Accessed 2012-2-25.
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