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Goulburn Correctional Centre
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NSW's main maximum-security prison; houses the High Risk Management Correctional Centre (Supermax).
Background
The Goulburn Correctional Centre is an Australian supermaximum security prison for males. It is located in Goulburn, New South Wales, three kilometres north-east of the central business district. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW. The Complex accepts prisoners charged and convicted under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation and serves as a reception prison for Southern New South Wales, and, in some cases, for inmates from the Australian Capital Territory. The High Risk Management Centre (commonly called the SuperMax) was opened in September 2001. This was the first such facility in Australia and makes the centre the highest security prison in Australia.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1884
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Corrective Services NSWPopulation held
male
Opened
1884
Region
NSW
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.
Notable inmates
- Malcolm George Baker1947–2024 · murderer
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Naveed Akram2001–2025Naveed Akram (born 12 August 2001, Sydney, Australia) allegedly carried out a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on 14 December 2025, with his father Sajid Akram. Both men were shot at the scene by New South Wales Police, and his father was killed.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
62%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Geoscience Australia Correctional Facilities dataset
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- 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 (Q5588234)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Goulburn Correctional Centre. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/goulburn-correctional-centre
Chicago
"Goulburn Correctional Centre." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/goulburn-correctional-centre.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-goulburn-correctional-centr,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Goulburn Correctional Centre},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/goulburn-correctional-centre},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}