Alexander Maconochie Centre
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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.
Location | Hume, Australian Capital Territory |
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Coordinates | 35.370943°S 149.171805°E / -35.370943; 149.171805 |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum to maximum / Remand / Male and female |
Capacity | 300[1] |
Population | 365 (as of May 2021[2]) |
Opened | 11 September 2008 |
Managed by | ACT Corrective Services |
The centre is named in honour of penal reformer Alexander Maconochie, who worked in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) and Norfolk Island from 1836 to 1844,[3] and is the Territory's first prison.