Oberon Correctional Centre is an Australian
minimum security prison for young male offenders located in
Gurnang, from
Oberon
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New South Wales
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. The centre is 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
Department of Attorney General and Justice of the
Government of New South Wales. The centre detains
sentenced offenders under New South Wales and/or
Commonwealth legislation.
The centre caters for one of the final stages of the Corrective Services Young Offenders Program, which attempts to separate younger inmates from older, hardened inmates, and prepares them for eventual release.
See also
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Punishment in Australia
Punishment in Australia arises when an individual has been accused or convicted of breaking the law through the Australian criminal justice system. Australia uses prisons, as well as community corrections (various non-custodial punishments suc ...
References
External links
Oberon Correctional Centre website
Prisons in New South Wales
Oberon Council
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