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Belconnen Remand Centre

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A human rights audit of the operation of the Belconnen Remand Centre and other ACT correctional facilities was conducted in 2007, identifying issues to be avoided in the new Alexander Maconochie Centre, and matters to be improved in the meantime prior to the new prison's establishment.
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When it was first established in 1976, the Belconnen Remand Centre was intended to hold around 16 people. The centre's construction had been considered and approved by
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flagged that the remand centre should be replaced, due to its outmoded architecture and the high operating costs identified at the time.
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Human Rights Audit on the Operation of ACT Correctional Facilities under Corrections Legislation
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Four men escaped the remand centre in July 1988 through a roof in the exercise yard.
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The ACT Government made the decision to build a new prison, the
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Exterior of Belconnen Remand Centre in February 2009
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Custodial Operations in the ACT Corrective Services
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Belconnen Remand Centre is located in Australian Capital Territory
Belconnen
Australian Capital Territory
Coordinates
35°14′19″S 149°03′45″E / 35.2386°S 149.0626°E / -35.2386; 149.0626
Remand
Custodial Operations in the ACT Corrective Services
remand
Belconnen
Australian Capital Territory
Australia
illegal immigrants
Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's Cabinet
Terry Connolly
Alexander Maconochie Centre
"The Belconnen Remand Centre"
ACT Human Rights Commission 2007
Prisons and remand centres
the original
"Four escape remand centre"
"Govt looks at replacing Belconnen remand centre"
ACT Human Rights Commission 2007
ACT Human Rights Commission 2007
Human Rights Audit on the Operation of ACT Correctional Facilities under Corrections Legislation
archived
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e
Prisons

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