Dillwynia Correctional Centre (Dillwynia CC) is located on Dharug country, at the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex in Berkshire Park. The centre holds sentenced and unsentenced women with a minimum to maximum security classification.
We first inspected Dillwynia CC in 2017 as part of a thematic inspection focusing on the treatment and conditions of Women on Remand across correctional centres in NSW. We then inspected the centre in 2022 as part of the Silverwater Women's and Dillwynia Correctional Centres report.
We previously announced that we will inspect Dillwynia CC, alongside an inspection of Silverwater Women's CC.
On 20 March 2026 Corrective Services NSW announced the repurposing of Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre to a 30-bed female transit centre. The new Silverwater Women’s Transit Centre will commence operations on 1 October 2026. Mental Health inmates generally managed at Silverwater Women's CC will be moved to Dillwynia CC.
Due to this development our inspection of Silverwater Women's CC will not proceed. The inspection of Dillwynia CC will occur as part of our 5-year inspection schedule. To allow Dillwynia CC time to transition and for Corrective Services NSW to effect necessary operational changes at the centre, the inspection will take place mid-2027.
Updated on 9 June 2026
The inspection of Dillwynia CC will have regard to the Inspector of Custodial Services’ Inspection Standards for Adult Custodial Services in New South Wales, in conjunction with other relevant standards, legislation, policies and procedures. In particular, the inspection will examine:
The Inspector of Custodial Services may consider any other relevant matters in the course of this inspection.
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