The Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre (MRRC) is a maximum-security correctional centre for male inmates and is located on the Silverwater Correctional Complex, approximately 19 km from the Sydney CBD. The traditional custodians of the land are the Wangal clan of the Dharug people.
The MRRC is a major reception centre; it manages high volumes of remand and sentenced inmates, and is strategically important to CSNSW as it is close to courts within metropolitan Sydney, where the demand for remand placement options is concentrated.
The MRRC officially opened on 4 July 1997, after an operational trial which commenced on 8 April 1997. In 2021, MRRC’s operating capacity was increased by 440 beds, creating capacity for up to 1,539 inmates. A new satellite health clinic, programs area, chapel, and multi-purpose exercise and recreation area were also constructed.
The MRRC was previously inspected by the ICS in September 2014 as part of the report Full House: The growth of the inmate population in NSW (PDF, 963.6 KB). It was also inspected as part of two thematic inspections examining the Management of Radicalised Inmates (PDF, 913.0 KB) and Health Services in NSW Custodial Facilities (PDF, 2.9 MB).
We inspected the MRRC in 2022 for the Inspection of the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre report, in which we made 14 recommendations. This report was tabled in NSW Parliament on 9 February 2024. The media release can be found here.
We are due to inspect the Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre in 2026.
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