Brisbane Correctional Centre

Australian Prisons
Sir David Longland Correctional Centre
Location:	Wacol, Queensland
Status:	Operational
Classification:	Maximum Security
Capacity:	558
Opened:	1988
Closed:
Managed by:	Queensland Corrective Services

Brisbane Correctional Centre, formerly the Sir David Longland Correctional Centre, is a prison facility located at Wacol (near Brisbane), Queensland, Australia, which was renovated and re-opened in June 2008.^[1] The complex houses a water conservation system, a unit specifically designed for 17-year-old prisoners, and an ultra-modern maximum security wing for dangerous offenders.

Notable prisoners

Brenden Abbott – the "Postcard Bandit".
Geoffrey Robert Dobbs – labelled Australia's worst paedophile, pleaded guilty to 124 sex offences and one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice on counts against 63 girls under his care as a teacher and youth leader from 1972 to 2000.
Jason Nixon – prison serial killer.

References

↑ Brisbane Correctional Centre at official (Queensland Government) website

Prisons in Queensland

Operational facilities for adults	Arthur Gorrie Borallon Brisbane Brisbane Women's Capricornia Darling Downs Lotus Glen Maryborough Numinbah Palen Creek Southern Queensland Townsville Wolston Woodford

Operational facilities for juveniles	Brisbane Cleveland

Closed facilities	Boggo Road Gaol John Oxley Youth Detention Centre Rockhampton Sir Leslie Wilson Youth Detention Centre Toowoomba

See also: List of Australian prisons

Coordinates: 27°34′56.88″S 152°55′14.53″E / 27.5824667°S 152.9207028°E / -27.5824667; 152.9207028

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Brisbane Correctional Centre

Notable prisoners

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References