Fulham Correctional Centre

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Fulham Correctional Centre
Fulham Correctional Centre
Location Sale, Victoria
Security classMedium security
Capacity800
Opened7 April 1997
Managed by GEO Group Australia

Fulham Correctional Centre is a medium security Australian prison located in Hopkins Road, Sale, Victoria, Australia. The prison consists of mainstream medium and minimum (fenced and unfenced) security cell blocks, management (solitary), and a protection unit. It was built by Thiess Contractors and completed in 1997. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Correctional services and sentencing in Tasmania" (PDF). Parliament of Tasmania. 1999. p. 41. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  2. "Fulham prison turns 20 as a critic calls for more transparency in the private prison industry". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2020.

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