Lithgow Correctional Centre is a

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near Lithgow,

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, operated by

Corrective Services NSW Corrective Services New South Wales (CSNSW) is a division of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales, Australia. CSNSW is responsible for the state's prisons and a range of programs for managing offenders in ...

, an agency of the New South Wales state government. The prison houses sentenced male inmates with a maximum security classification.

History

Data obtained from Corrective Services NSW by ''

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'' revealed that between July 2006 and May 2009, 67

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s 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 began on 24 September 2013, and has been extended to 1 November 2018. 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

John Wayne Glover John Wayne Glover (26 November 1932 – 9 September 2005) was an English-Australian serial killer convicted of the murders of six elderly women (aged from 60 to 93), over a period of 14 months from 1989 to 1990 including Winifreda, Lady Ashto ...

- (1932-2005) English Australian serial killer, convicted of the murders of 8 elderly women on Sydney's North Shore in 1989 and 1990 *Andrew Kalajzich - a former millionaire

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owner, jailed for 25 years for the 1986 murder of his wife *

Milton Orkopoulos Milton Orkopoulos (born 22 July 1957) is an Australian former state politician and convicted sex offender. A member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2006, Orkopoulos was appointed Minister for Aboriginal Affairs and Mini ...

- a disgraced former New South Wales politician jailed in 2008 for 13 years and eight months for child sex and drugs offences *Keith Schreiber - convicted of the stabbing murder of Jack van Krevel in his home at

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Neddy Smith Arthur Stanley "Neddy" Smith (27 November 1944 – 8 September 2021) was an Australian criminal who was convicted of drug trafficking, theft, rape, armed robbery, and murder. Smith served a life sentence since 1989 and was imprisoned in Lithgow ...

*Gary and Michael Murphy - two of five men (including 3 brothers) sentenced to life imprisonment for the gang rape and murder at

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of Sydney nurse

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*Rodney Francis Cameron - sentenced to life imprisonment, never to be released, for the murder of four victims (and allegedly eight victims)

Visitor access

Public transport to the centre is available from

Lithgow railway station Lithgow railway station is a heritage-listed former station master's residence and railway station and now guest accommodation and railway station located on the Main Western line at Railway Parade, Lithgow, City of Lithgow, New South Wales, A ...

. Lithgow Buslines run buses along the

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from Lithgow to Bathurst, some of which stop near Lithgow Correctional Centre. Other special bus services run directly to the centre. Parking is available for visitors, and signs direct vehicles to the centre from the Great Western Highway. Visitors require bookings to see inmates, which can only be made on weekdays. Strict restrictions and security checks apply to all visitors.

References

External links

Corrective Services NSW - Lithgow Official Website
* Prisons in New South Wales Maximum security prisons in Australia Marrangaroo, New South Wales {{NewSouthWales-struct-stub

History

Notable prisoners

Visitor access

See also

Further reading

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