Wellington Correctional Centre

Background

Wellington Correctional Centre (Wellington CC) was last inspected in 2017 as part of a themed inspection focusing on the management of women on remand in NSW.

Where we inspected

Wellington CC is located at Wellington, approximately 350km from Sydney. The centre is situated on Wiradjuri land. Wellington CC can accommodate 616 male and female remand and sentenced inmates and provides accommodation for maximum, medium and minimum security classification inmates.

Recommendations

The Inspector made 37 recommendations within the report. These include systemic and facility specific improvements in:

• Conditions and treatment of inmates
• Staffing and custodial support and procedures
• Access to health and services for inmates
• Custodial infrastructure

Report

The Inspection of Wellington Correctional Centre 2022 report was tabled in NSW parliament and published in May 2024.

Inspection of Wellington Correctional Centre 2022 Report.  (PDF, 2.8 MB)

Media Release (PDF, 51.1 KB)