Cessnock Correctional Centre, an
Australia
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n
minimum and maximum security prison for males, is located in
Cessnock,
New South Wales. The centre is operated by
Corrective Services NSW an
agency
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of the
Department of Justice of the
Government of New South Wales
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. The centre detains
sentenced
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History
Early years (1988–1991)
Sentenced started in 1988 as Deformity and c ...
and
unsentenced felons
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under New South Wales and/or
Commonwealth
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legislation.
Facilities were significantly updated during 2012, including the completion of Australia's first purpose-built maximum security
sex offenders unit; built at a cost of 97 million.
The centre serves as the
reception prison for the
Newcastle and
Hunter Region
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.
Notable prisoners
*
Nathan Baggaley a former Olympic
sprint canoer
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, jailed between 2009 and 2011 for dealing
ecstasy
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.
*
William MacDonald English-born Australian serial killer (born Allen Ginsberg, 1924–2015)
*
Lenny McPherson
Leonard Arthur McPherson (born Balmain, New South Wales 19 May 1921; died Cessnock, New South Wales, 28 August 1996) was one of the most notorious and powerful Australian career criminals of the late 20th century. McPherson is believed to have ...
(1921-1996) organised crime figure.
*
Harry M. Miller
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Life and career
Born on 6 January 1934 in New Zealand, Miller grew up in the Auckland suburb of Grey Lynn. He moved to Aus ...
(1934-2018) New Zealand-Australian media agent, promoter and publicist, convicted of
fraud
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.
*
Nigel Milsom
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Early life
Milsom was born in 1975 in the southern New South Wales city of Albury. He completed a Bachelor of Arts (Visual Arts) at the University of Newcastle in 1998, and then undertook postgraduate st ...
-winning painter, armed robbery.
*
Ray Williamsdisgraced businessman.
See also
References
External links
*
Maximum security prisons in Australia
Prisons in New South Wales
City of Cessnock
Buildings and structures completed in 1972
1972 establishments in Australia
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