Status Operational Phone +61 2 6350 2222 | Security class Maximum (male) Opened 1990 | |
Location Marrangaroo, New South Wales Managed by Corrective Services NSW Address 596 Great Western Hwy, Marrangaroo NSW 2790, Australia Similar Lithgow Mercury, Lithgow Police Station, Bathurst Correctio Centre, Eskbank House, Lithgow Hospital | ||
Lithgow Correctional Centre, an Australian maximum security prison for males, is located adjacent to the Great Western Highway at Marrangaroo, near Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 152 kilometres (94 mi) west of Sydney. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales. The Centre accepts felons charged and convicted under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.
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History
Data obtained from Corrective Services NSW by The Sydney Morning Herald revealed that between July 2006 and May 2009, 67 assaults occurred at the Centre, one of which was considered serious.
Following the 2008 discovery of a prison drug ring orchestrated from inside Lithgow Correctional Centre by Bassam Hamzy through use of a mobile phone, prison officials sought approval for the introduction of a trial of mobile phone jamming technology. The trial is yet to commence.
In 2011, prison officials announced a trial ban of smoking in the Centre, impacting both inmates and officers. Nicotine patches were issued to inmates as a substitute. Prisoners were permitted to smoke in some designated outdoor areas, but were not permitted to smoke in their cells or inside jail facilities. The trial was due to commence in early 2012, for a period of six months.
Notable prisoners
Visitor access
Public transport to the Centre is available from Lithgow railway station. Lithgow Buslines run buses along the Great Western Highway from Lithgow to Bathurst, some of which stop near Lithgow Correctional Centre. There are other special bus services that run directly to the Centre.
Parking is available for visitors, and signs direct vehicles to the Centre from the Great Western Highway. Visitors to Lithgow Correctional Centre require bookings to see inmates, which can only be made on weekdays. Strict restrictions and security checks apply to all visitors.