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| Location | Ararat, Victoria, Australia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′41″S 142°58′53″E / 37.278°S 142.9815°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium |
| Capacity | 762 (as at 30 June 2019)[1] |
| Opened | 1967 as HM Ararat Prison) |
| Managed by | Corrections Victoria |
| Website | www |
Hopkins Correctional Centre is an Australian medium security protection prison for males, located in Ararat, Victoria, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Melbourne. The centre is operated by Corrections Victoria, part of the Department of Justice of the Victorian Government.
The centre accepts prisoners convicted of an indictable offence under Victorian and/or Commonwealth legislation, including a high proportion of sex offenders and protection or special needs prisoners.
- ^ "Hopkins Correctional Centre". Corrections Victoria. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2019.