Marngoneet Correctional Centre

Medium security prison in Victoria, Australia

37°58′55″S 144°21′7″E / 37.98194°S 144.35194°E / -37.98194; 144.35194StatusOperationalSecurity classMedium securityCapacity559^[1]Opened3 March 2006 (18 years ago) (2006-03-03)Managed byCorrections VictoriaStreet address1170 Bacchus Marsh RoadCityLaraState/provinceVictoriaPostal code3212CountryAustraliaWebsiteOfficial website

Marngoneet Correctional Centre is a 559-bed medium security Australian prison in Lara, Victoria, Australia, located adjacent to maximum security HM Prison Barwon.^[2] Marngoneet Correctional Centre officially opened on 3 March 2006.^[3]

The Marngoneet Correctional Centre is designed to reduce offenders chance of re-offending offering a number of rehabilitation programs including:^[4]

Sex Offender Treatment Programs;
Violent Offender Treatment Programs;
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs.

The Marngoneet Correctional Centre also offers vocational services that increase the chance of prisoners employment upon release including:^[5]

TAFE accredited training;
A Good Lives Reintegration Service that coordinates a range of programs, including those that relate to release preparation, personal development and recreation programs;
Education service targeting employment preparation and general and adult basic education.

References

^ "Marngoneet Correctional Centre (Karreenga)".
^ "Marngoneet Correctional Centre". State Government of Victoria. August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
^ Pearson, Erin (15 March 2013). "New Prison: 100 inmates headed our way" (PDF). Geelong Advertiser. News Ltd.
^ "Marngoneet Correctional Centre: general information" (PDF). Justice Department. Justice Department.
^ "Marngoneet Correctional Centre: general information" (PDF). Justice Department. Justice Department.