Long Bay Correctional Centre
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| Long Bay Correctional Complex | |
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| Location: | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Status: | Operational |
| Security class: | Maximum and Minimum (Males and Females) |
| Capacity: | Various |
| Managed by: | Department of Corrective Services |
Long Bay Correctional Complex is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Long Bay comprises five institutions, 4 maximum security and one minimum security. Long Bay was opened after the closure of the prison at Darlinghurst.
The State Reformatory for Women was opened in 1909 and the State Penitentiary for Men was opened beside it in 1914. The reformatory became part of the prison in the late 1950s, known as the Long Bay Penitentiary. The women’s prison was vacated after Mulawa Correctional Centre opened in 1969 at Silverwater.
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[edit] "Katingal" Facility
Long Bay is probably best remembered for its "Katingal" facility, a notorious supermax prison block built in 1975. Dubbed the "electronic zoo" by inmates, "Katingal" was designed for sensory deprivation, with its 40 prison cells having electronically-operated doors, surveillance cameras, and no windows.
"Katingal" was not escape-proof, however: Russell "Mad Dog" Cox, an armed robber and hostage-taker, became its only escapee by cutting through the bars on the roof of the exercise yard. "Katingal" operated for just two years before it was closed down over human rights concern, and was finally demolished in early 2006.
[edit] Notable Katingal prisoners
- Fred Harbecke
- Earl Heatley
- Bernie Matthews
- Archie Mccafferty
- Billy Baldry
- Terry Hailey
- Dick Lynott
- Jimmy Murray
- Warrick James
- Marko Motric
- Jockey Smith
- Freddy Owens
- Roy Pollitt
- Tony Lanigan
[edit] Current Divisions
[edit] Malabar Special Programs Centre
Malabar Special Programs Centre is a maximum through to minimum security facility which houses many different types of inmates. It is the second largest gaol (in terms of inmate population) in the state of New South Wales, with a current inmate population around 840. It is a jack-of-all-trades holding remand inmates, medical transients (inmates undertaking medical treatment), forensic patients, inmates with short sentences and inmates undertaking programs. The programs areas of the gaol comprise of the Violent Offenders Therapeutic Program, Developmentally Delayed Program, Lifestyles Unit (for HIV-positive inmates) which has been unused and empty since 2002, the Kevin Waller Unit for self-harming and suicidal inmates, ACMU for active suicidal prisoners, Multi Purpose Unit (high risk inmates on segregation orders and inmates requiring non association for safety) and CUBIT (CUstody Based Intensive Therapy) sex offenders program.
A Large part of the maximum security area is a transit area where prisoners await a bed in their Gaol of classification, stay whilst obtaing medical treatment/surgery or are held on remand whilst awaiting trial.
Metropolitan Medical Transit Centre/LBH2 was a maximum security facility used to hold inmates who had been discharged from Long Bay Hospital or were awaiting medical appointments. Since closure in January 2006 the MSPC now undertakes the role of housing inmates receiving medical treatment.
[edit] Industrial Training Centre/ MSPC Area 5/6
Industrial Training Centre This gaol is now under the control of the Metro Special Programs Centre and is known as MSPC Area 5&6. It now contains sex offenders, main stream low security classification inmates and inmates with Alcohol and other Drug issues.
[edit] Long Bay Hospital
Long Bay Hospital is a maximum security facility which holds a total of 90 inmate patients in three wards. Jointly administered by the Department of Corrective Services and Justice Health (NSW Department of Health). The hospital is earmarked for eventual demolition, with 'A' ward being demolished late in 2006. The hospital was heavily in the news in January 2006 when inmate Robert Cole lost 14 Kg in weight and slipped through the bars of his 'A' ward cell. Cole was recaptured three days later at Bondi Junction.
[edit] Special Purpose Centre
Special Purpose Centre is a maximum security facility which holds inmates requiring special protection. The identieties of inmates housed in this location are not disclosed and staff working there must sign confidentiality agreements.
[edit] Notable prisoners
- Rodney Adler, businessman
- Neddy Smith, gangster
- Russell Cox, armed robber
- Darcy Dugan, armed robber
- René Rivkin (Deceased) , businessman
