Darwin Correctional Centre

{{Short description|Prison in Holtze, Northern Territory, Australia}}

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| classification=Minimum to maximum

| capacity=1048

| opened=2014

| managed_by=Northern Territory Correctional Services

| street-address = 325 Willard Road

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Darwin Correctional Centre is a minimum-to-maximum security prison approximately {{convert|30|km}} by road from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is managed by Northern Territory Correctional Services, which falls under the territory’s Department of Attorney-General and Justice. The prison detains felons who have been charged and sentenced under Northern Territory and/or Commonwealth law.

Facilities

The centre is a multi-classification prison with a capacity of 1048 prisoners of all security ratings. The centre was completed in 2014 and is the main reception prison in the Northern Territory, servicing most of the northern and metropolitan regions.

Notable prisoners

  • Bradley John Murdoch{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}{{spaced ndash}}Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with 28 years before he may be considered for parole for the abduction and murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio and attempted murder of Joanne Lees.
  • Aaron Summers – Former Australian Cricketer, convicted on child sex crimes

See also

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