Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre

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Coordinates: 32°54′55″S 144°18′39″E / -32.91528, 144.31083

Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre
Location: Ivanhoe, New South Wales
Status: Operational
Security class:  ?
Capacity:  ?
Managed by: NSW Department of Corrective Services

Ivanhoe (Warakirri) Correctional Centre is a minimum security Australian prison at Ivanhoe, New South Wales, Australia.

The Ivanhoe Warakirri Centre has accommodation for 55 prisoners, the majority of whom are Aboriginal.  Inmates perform cleaning and maintenance tasks, as well as participating in community projects and the Mobile Outreach program.  Inmates also undertake education programs, including numeracy and literacy, and self-awareness and alcohol- and substance-abuse management programs.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ ‘Ivanhoe Warakirri Centre’ NSW Department of Corrective Services web-site (accessed 29 January 2007).