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Alexander Maconochie Centre
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The ACT's only adult prison. Holds remand and sentenced adults of all genders. Named after the 19th-century penal reformer.
Background
The Alexander Maconochie Centre is an Australian prison in the Australian Capital Territory, which detains maximum security, minimum security and remand inmates, both male and female. It is located in Hume, Australian Capital Territory. The facility is operated by ACT Corrective Services, an agency of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory. The facility accepts remandees charged under Territory and/or Commonwealth legislation pending legal proceedings; and also detains convicted offenders who are sentenced to full-time imprisonment. The centre is named in honour of penal reformer Alexander Maconochie, who worked in Van Diemenâs Land (Tasmania) and Norfolk Island from 1836 to 1844.
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Capacity
539
Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
2008
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
ACT Corrective ServicesPopulation held
mixed
Opened
2008
Region
ACT
Security level
Maximum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
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Compared to other facilities in Australia
261 peersCapacity (beds)this: 539 · peers avg: 342 (+58%)
Data completeness
68%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Australian state and territory corrections departments (consolidated) — State agencies â Corrective Services NSW, Corrections Victoria, QCS, DCS-SA, DOJ-WA, DOJ-TAS, NTCS, ACTCS
- Geoscience Australia â National Correctional Facilities — Geoscience Australia
- Wikidata (Q2990520)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Alexander Maconochie Centre. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alexander-maconochie-centre
Chicago
"Alexander Maconochie Centre." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alexander-maconochie-centre.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-alexander-maconochie-centre,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Alexander Maconochie Centre},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/alexander-maconochie-centre},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}