St Heliers Correctional Centre
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| St Heliers Correctional Centre | |
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| Location: | Muswellbrook, New South Wales |
| Status: | Operational |
| Security class: | Minimum (Male) |
| Capacity: | 256 |
| Opened: | September 1989 |
| Managed by: | Department of Corrective Services |
St Heliers Correctional Centre is an Australian prison located in Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia. St Heliers is also responsible for the State's first mobile prison.
[edit] History
The property was originally settled by Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq and named after Saint Helier, Jersey. The New South Wales State Government purchased the property in 1945 and it was used as a child welfare institution until its closure in 1986. It reopened as a correctional Centre in September 1989.
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