 Entrance to the Silverwater Correctional Complex | |
 Location of Silverwater Correctional Complex in Sydney | |
| Location | Silverwater, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 33°49′51.5″S 151°3′27.6″E / 33.830972°S 151.057667°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum, minimum (male and female) |
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| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
The Silverwater Correctional Complex, an Australian maximum and minimum security prison complex for males and females, is located in Silverwater, 21 km (13 mi) west of the Sydney central business district in New South Wales, Australia. The complex is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the New South Wales Government Department of Communities and Justice.
The complex comprises four separate facilities including Silverwater Correctional Centre (a minimum security prison for males); Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre (a maximum security institution for women and the major reception centre for female offenders in NSW); the Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre (a maximum security correctional facility for males); and the Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre (a minimum security correctional centre for males).[1]
The complex accepts prisoners charged and convicted under both New South Wales and Commonwealth legislation, and serves as a reception prison for inmates on remand or pending classification.
- ^ "Silverwater Correctional Complex". Correctional Centres. Corrective Services NSW. Retrieved 5 March 2012.