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| Location | Cessnock, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 32°49′01″S 151°20′21″E / 32.81694°S 151.33917°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum (with a maximum security area for sex offenders) |
| Capacity | 750 |
| Opened | 1972[1] |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
Cessnock Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in Cessnock, New South Wales. It was opened in 1972 under the name Cessnock Training Centre.[1] The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW. It detains sentenced and remand prisoners under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.
Facilities were significantly updated during 2012, including the completion of Australia's first purpose-built maximum security sex offenders unit; built at a cost of $97 million.[2][3]
- ^ a b "Key moments in Penal Culture in NSW 1970 – present". The Australian Prisons Project. University of New South Wales. 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "Sex offenders unit at Cessnock gaol". Australia: ABC News. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ^ "A rare look behind the walls of Cessnock Correctional Centre". The Advertiser. Cessnock. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.