Francis Greenway Correctional Complex, formerly John Morony Correctional Complex is an Australian

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complex for males and females located in Berkshire Park, south of

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, Australia. The complex is operated by

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, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice, of the

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. The complex comprises three separate correctional facilities, two for men and one for women: the John Morony Correctional Centre; the Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre (formerly Outer Metropolitan Multi Purpose Correctional Centre); and

Dillwynia Correctional Centre Dillwynia Correctional Centre is a prison for women located on the grounds of the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex in Berkshire Park, New South Wales, Berkshire Park, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The centre is operated by the Department of ...

History

The complex was originally named after a former

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, John Morony, who rose up through the ranks from a prison officer to become Comptroller General of the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services. He retired in 1971 and took up a position on the New South Wales

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, which he had been instrumental in setting up. The complex is built over the former boys' home

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, also known as Daruk Boys' Home, Dharruk Boys Training School and Daruk Training Farm, was built in 1960 at Windsor. Until its closure in 1985 (or 1991?) the home housed hundreds of

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and

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s of school age. During the

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, abuse was later found to have occurred at the institution. It served as an extension to

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, also known as Gosford Farm Home, which housed older boys. On 7 May 2020, the complex was renamed the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex, after

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Description

The complex comprises three separate correctional facilities: the John Morony Correctional Centre, a medium-security correctional centre for men; the Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre (formerly Outer Metropolitan Multi Purpose Correctional Centre), a minimum-security correctional centre for men; and Dillwynia Correctional Centre, a minimum/medium-security correctional centre for women. The complex accepts prisoners charged and convicted under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation. Additional administrative units of Corrective Services NSW are located on-site including the Security & Intelligence Branch, the Specialised Training Unit, the Drug Detector Dog Unit and the Pre Release Programs Unit.

John Morony Correctional Centre

The John Morony Correctional Centre, an Australian low-security facility for male offenders, is located within the complex. The complex has a world-famous wildlife centre which gives inmates the chance to work with the

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(WIRES) and Sydney Metropolitan Wildlife Services, caring for around 250 injured, orphaned and sick animals.

Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre

The Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum-security facility for male offenders, is located within the complex. A special program unit attached to the Centre, called the

RSPCA NSW RSPCA NSW is a not-for-profit charity operating in New South Wales, Australia that promotes animal welfare.Dillwynia Women's Correctional Centre Dillwynia Correctional Centre is a prison for women located on the grounds of the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex in Berkshire Park, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. The centre is operated by the Corrective Services division of the New S ...

, an Australian low-to-medium-security facility for female offenders, is located within the complex. Dillwynia was opened in 2004 as the first purpose built female correctional facility in New South Wales and was specially constructed to meet the needs and demands of the increasing female population. The proposal to build Dillwynia had prompted great outcry from women's organisations, and led to the Legislative Council inquiry "The Select Committee on the Increase in Prisoner Population". A special program unit is attached to the Centre, called the Greyhounds as Pets Program. This collaborative project between Corrective Services NSW and Greyhound Racing NSW rehabilitates greyhounds for re-housing and offers specialised offender educational opportunities. The Greyhounds as Pets Program is conducted under the supervision of correctional officers who also have access to training and development opportunities related to animal studies.

Incidents

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, a 36-year-old

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man, died in the last week of his four-month sentence after an

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in the minimum-security

John Morony Correctional Centre Francis Greenway Correctional Complex, formerly John Morony Correctional Complex is an Australian minimum security prison complex for males and females located in Berkshire Park, south of Windsor in New South Wales, Australia. The complex is ...

(now part of the Francis Greenway Correction Complex) in Sydney in September 2018. The

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showed that the prison staff's response was "unreasonably delayed", and contributed to his death.

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