What is alexander maconochie centre Contact?
Alexander Maconochie Centre, located in Hume, ACT, Australia is a minimum to maximum security prison and remand centre for male and female inmates. The prison was opened on 11 September 2008 and is operated by ACT Corrective Services agency. Alexander Maconochie Centre has a capacity of 300 prisoners and is named in honour of penal reformer Alexander Maconochie, who worked in Van Diemen’s Land and Norfolk Island from 1836 to 1844. Accommodation at the Alexander Maconochie Centre includes cell-blocks, domestic style cottages, a medical centre and crisis support unit, a 14 bed management unit and a transitional release centre. The centre also features a health building, admissions building, education building, a library and a visiting centre