Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre
Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is a high security Remand Centre for males, primarily accommodating individuals who a Judge or Magistrate has ordered must be held in custody as they await, and during, trial.[1] The centre is located on the Ipswich Motorway at Wacol in the western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. The centre's Maximum Security Unit was closed on 1 March 2013, with maximum security inmates moved to other maximum security facilities within the State.[2]
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| Location | Wacol, Queensland |
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| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High Security |
| Capacity | 890 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Managed by | GEO Group Australia |
The centre is relatively modern with TVs, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities.
Managed by the GEO Group Australia,[3] the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is the second of Queensland's privately operated non-government prisons, sharing that notation with the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre.
The facility is named after Arthur Gorrie.[4]
In June 2018, the contract for the facility was up for tender.[3]
Violence and overcrowding
In June 2018, a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation revealed widespread inmate violence, overcrowding and brutality by prison guards at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. The rate of prisoner assault in 2016 was more than twice that of the next most violent prison in the country.[3]
Notable prisoners
References
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- "Inside Australia's 'powder keg' private prison". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 June 2018. Archived from the original on 25 September 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- "Public Speaking Training in Queensland: District 69 Toastmasters". Toastmastersd69.org. Retrieved 4 January 2015.