Grafton Correctional Centre

Grafton Intake and Transient Centre
The heritage-listed facade of the Centre
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LocationGrafton, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates29°40′36″S 152°56′25″E / 29.676647°S 152.940196°E / -29.676647; 152.940196
StatusOperational
Security classMedium/minimum (males only)
Capacity64
Opened8 September 1893 (1893-09-08)[1][2]
Former name
  • Grafton Gaol (1893–1991)
  • Grafton Correctional Centre (1992–2012)
Managed byCorrective Services NSW
WebsiteGrafton Intake and Transient Centre
Building details
Grafton Intake and Transient Centre is located in New South Wales
Grafton Intake and Transient Centre
Grafton Intake and Transient Centre
Location in New South Wales
General information
Architectural styleFederation
Technical details
MaterialBrick, with a sandstone trim and terracotta tiles
Design and construction
Architect(s)Henry Austin Wilshire
Main contractorHolloway Bros
Official nameGrafton Correctional Centre
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.00809

The former Grafton Gaol, later called the Grafton Correctional Centre and then Grafton Intake and Transient Centre is a heritage-listed former medium security prison for males and females, located in Grafton, Clarence Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia. The centre was operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. In its last correctional use, the centre detained sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference SR437 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Key moments in Penal Culture in NSW 1970–present". The Australian Prisons Project. The University of New South Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Grafton Correctional Centre". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00809. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.