Brisbane Correctional Centre

Brisbane Correctional Centre, formerly the Sir David Longland Correctional Centre,[1] is a prison facility located at Wacol (near Brisbane), Queensland, Australia, which was renovated and re-opened in June 2008.[2] The complex houses a water conservation system, a unit specifically designed for 17-year-old prisoners, which has since been closed due to amended laws,[3] and an ultra-modern maximum security wing for dangerous offenders. The facility currently consists of 16 units, including a protection unit mainly for old prisoners and prisoners with sexual charges, as well as a medical unit for prisoners with serious psychological problems and suicidal thoughts. A typical unit has approximately 70 prisoners.[4]

Australian Prisons
Sir David Longland Correctional Centre
Location: Wacol, Queensland
Status: Operational
Classification: Maximum Security
Capacity: 558
Opened: 1988
Closed:
Managed by: Queensland Corrective Services
Aerial View of Brisbane Correctional Centre, October 1988

Prison life

The offenders of BCC usually get up at 6–7. Many of them take a morning shower before going out for the day's various activities. At about 7:30 the prison officers normally unlock the cells but not in exceptional circumstances (e.g. the number of prisoners of a unit exceeds the maximum limit of 72 people), where the prisoners may be locked in their cells for a longer time.

The offenders may participate in a wide range of recreational and educational activities, from literacy and numeracy classes to a touch football game in the oval. They also have access to books and can request books from a library.

Prisoners are provided with food, however, they can purchase extra food such as instant noodles and chocolate through a buy-up form distributed to them on Saturdays.

Each prisoner is entitled to 1 visit per week. The friends and family members of them can apply for both contact and non-contact visits. Legal visits and video conferences are also available.

Notable prisoners
  • Brenden Abbott – the "Postcard Bandit".[5]
  • Geoffrey Robert Dobbs – labelled Australia's worst paedophile, pleaded guilty to 124 sex offences and one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice on counts against 63 girls under his care as a teacher and youth leader from 1972 to 2000.[6]
  • Jason Nixon – prison serial killer.[7]

See also

References
  1. "New prision throws doors wide open". Queensland Times. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. Brisbane Correctional Centre Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine at official (Queensland Government) website
  3. Youth Justice and Other Legislation (Inclusion of 17-year-old Persons) Amendment Bill 2016. Queensland Government. 2016. p. 17. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  4. Custodial operations (PDF). Queensland Corrective Services. 2007. pp. Page 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. Nyst, Chris (defence lawyer). "The Usual Suspect". Australian Story (program transcript); 27 October 2003. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  6. "Child sex offender receives indefinite sentences". PM (ABC Radio Program). Aired 24 July 2003 18:34:00; Reporter: Louise Willis. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. "Violent offender Jason "Waxy" Nixon finds new way to escape jail - appearing in court to answer for more crimes". The Courier Mail. 14 April 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2017.


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