Alice Springs Correctional Centre
The Alice Springs Correctional Centre, an Australian medium to maximum security prison for males and females, is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) outside Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. The centre is managed by Northern Territory Correctional Services, an agency of the Department of Justice of the Government of the Northern Territory. The centre detains sentenced and charged felons under Northern Territory and/or Commonwealth law.
  Location in the Northern Territory | |
| Location | Alice Springs, Northern Territory |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 23°51′30″S 133°47′57″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Medium to maximum |
| Capacity | 400 |
| Opened | 1996 |
| Managed by | Northern Territory Correctional Services |
| Street address | 1892 Stuart Highway |
| City | Hugh |
| State/province | NT |
| Postal code | 0872 |
| Website | https://nt.gov.au/law/prisons/alice-springs-correctional-centre |
| Notable prisoners | |
| Bradley John Murdoch, Dylan Voller | |
Facilities
It has a total capacity for 400 inmates in a variety of security classifications. The centre serves as the main maximum security prison for the Northern Territory. Within a secure compound, up to 316 inmates are accommodated. In a low security environment, located outside the main perimeter fence, 84 units operate with minimal supervision.[1]
An active art program at the centre enables inmates to develop art and business skills. All proceeds from the sale of art works go to victims of crime and support prison programs.[2]
History
In 1992, 87 hectares (210 acres) of land was excised from the Owen Springs pastoral lease to create the site for the centre.[3] The centre opened in 1996 and received all of the inmates from the former HM Gaol & Labour Prison in Alice Springs.[4]
Notable prisoners
- Bradley John Murdoch[5] – serving life imprisonment for the 2001 murder of English backpacker Peter Falconio.
- Dylan Voller – teargassed by prison officers before being shackled in a restraint chair by his neck, ankle and wrists and forced to wear a spit hood.[6]
References
- "Alice Springs Correctional Centre". Northern Territory Correctional Services: Custodial Operations. Government of the Northern Territory. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- Kerin, Lindy (3 December 2004). "Prison Art". Stateline Northern Territory. Australia: ABC TV. Archived from the original (transcript) on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "$20 m prison gets go-ahead" (PDF). Centralian Advocate. 30 July 1992. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- "Her Majesty's Gaol and Labour Prison, Alice Springs (1938 - 1996)". Find & Connect Web Resource Project for the Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- "Falconio murderer moved to Alice Springs". ABC News. Australia. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- Davidson, Helen (12 December 2016). "Dylan Voller says he felt defenceless and panicked in restraint chair". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 December 2020.