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. The centre's Maximum Security Unit was closed on 1 March 2013, with maximum security inmates moved to other maximum security facilities within the State. The centre is relatively modern with TVs, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities. Managed by th
Queensland Corrective Services
the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre was the second of Queensland's privately operated non-government prisons (previously managed by Geo Group), sharing the notation with the

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(previously managed by Serco). Both of which were announced to be transitioned to be managed by Queensland Corrective Services in 2019. The facility is named after

Arthur Gorrie Arthur Gorrie was born at West End in Brisbane on 19 May 1922. He ran a small hobby shop in Woolloongabba, and was involved with model aeronautical clubs including the Model Aeronautical Association of Australia and the Queensland Model Aeronaut ...

. In June 2018, the contract for the facility was up for tender. In 2020, after more than 28 years, Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre transitioned from GEO Group services to Queensland Corrective Services.

Violence and overcrowding

In June 2018, a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation revealed widespread inmate violence, overcrowding and brutality by prison guards at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre. The rate of prisoner assault in 2016 was more than twice that of the next most violent prison in the country.

Notable prisoners

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References

External links

Satellite image of prisonArthur Gorrie Correctional Centre at the Department of Community Safety webpage
Prisons in Queensland Maximum security prisons in Australia 1992 establishments in Australia Wacol, Queensland GEO Group {{Queensland-struct-stub

Violence and overcrowding

Notable prisoners

See also

References

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