Glen Innes Correctional Centre
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| Name of General Manager | Michelle Paynter |
| Year of Establishment | 1928 |
| Postal Address | Locked Bag 900 Glen Innes NSW 2370 |
| Street Address | Gwydir Highway Glen Innes NSW 2370 |
| How to Get There | Public Transport CountryLink operates a rail and bus link. Private coaches also service Glen Innes. Countrylink Information Transport by bus from Glen Innes to the Correctional Centre is provided by the Centre. The bus leaves from the Glen Innes Tourist Information Centre at 07:30am and returns to the Glen Innes Tourist Information Centre after visits on weekends and Public Holidays. Private Transport The Glen Innes township is in the Northern Tablelands, 660km north of Sydney. The Correctional Centre is a work camp situated 45km from Glen Innes towards Grafton on the Gwydir Highway. There is ample parking at the visits centre. |
| Phone no. | (02) 6730 0000 |
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| Education & Skill Development | Inmates are employed in the Centre's sawmill, in logging, community projects, the Centre kitchen, building and ground maintenance and as cleaners. he Adult Education and Vocational Training Institute (AEVTI) provides literacy, numeracy and communications courses in all centres. Many centres also offer vocational courses such as Information Technology, Horticulture, Construction, Visual Arts and Contemporary Craft. AEVTI contracts TAFE NSW and other providers to deliver courses in a range of vocational areas such as Hospitality, Business Skills, Building, Cleaning, Transport, Aboriginal Studies, Horticulture and various WorkCover licenses. AEVTI also co-ordinates traineeships and offers support for distance education. Each centre has a library giving inmates access to a range of fiction, non-fiction and reference books. Inmates can also login to a secure internal network called the Inmate Legal Portal which gives them access to material of a legal nature. |
| Level of Security | Minimum |
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| Contact with Outside World | Family Visits Saturday, Sunday and most Public holidays 08:30 - 15:00 inclusive Legal Visits Legal Practioners may visit on any day between 09:00-15:00. Notification of intention to visit must be advised by telephoning the Centre. |
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