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Prison in Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wolston Correctional Centre is an Australian high-security prison facility in Wacol, Queensland, Australia. Wolston holds high-profile prisoners.
Location | Wacol, Queensland |
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Coordinates | 27°35′9.29″S 152°54′13.66″E |
Status | Operational |
Security class | High |
Capacity | 900 |
Opened | 1999 |
Managed by | Queensland Corrective Services |
Like most Queensland prisons, Wolston Correctional Centre is severely overcrowded, with some cells designed for a single prisoner accommodating two or more prisoners. This is often achieved by requiring one or more of the prisoners to sleep on the floor. Such overcrowding has led to a dramatic increase in violent assaults as such cramped living conditions increases psychological stress and discomfort of inmates. It is also often the prison guards who become the victims of such assaults, as reported in a 2018 ABC News article.[1]
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