Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre

Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre (formerly Outer Metropolitan Multi-Purpose Centre) is a minimum-security facility for male offenders located located 5km south of Windsor. The centre sits on the Francis Greenway Correctional Complex  (formerly the John Morony Correctional Complex). 

There are two other facilities on the complex, John Morony Correctional Centre and Dillwynia Correctional Centre.

Phone

General enquiries

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm

(02) 4582 2485

Fax: (02) 4582 2349

Visit bookings

Monday & Tuesday 9:00am - 11:00am and 1:00pm - 3:00pm

(02) 45822480

Street address

2 The Northern Road

Berkshire Park NSW 2756

Postal address

Locked Bag 8651

South Windsor NSW 2756

How to get there

Public transport

There are regular train services that stop at Windsor and Mt Druitt train stations.

The 674 bus operates between Mt Druitt and Windsor train stations via the complex on a limited service from Monday to Sunday, including public holidays. 

Private transport

There is car parking available on the complex.

Visitor information

Bookings

Families and friends of GPCC inmates can book online for In-Person or Video Visits through Just Connect. Register to make a booking by completing the JUST CONNECT APPLICATION FORM.

If you need to find out your Visitor Identification Number (VIN), or if this is your first time visiting an inmate, please email GPCCvisits@justice.nsw.gov.au with the following information:

• Full Name and Date of Birth
• Inmate's Full Name and MIN
• Attach a copy of current Photo ID for verification purposes
• Full address and phone number

For further information, please call the Bookings line on (02) 4582 2480 Monday or Tuesday between 9am to 11am, or 1pm to 3pm.

Just Connect bookings are open from 8am Monday and closes at 3pm Thursday.

Video visits are subject to the same policy and application processes as In-Person Visits. 

There are rules to follow for video visits with an inmate. If the family member, friend or inmate breaches any of these rules the video visit may be terminated.

Visit times

Family tablet visit times

Video visits take place on Saturdays. Each session goes for about 25 minutes.

Session times start at: 9am, 9.30am, 10am, 10.30am, 11am, 12.30pm, 1pm, 1.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm

In-person visit times

In-person visits take place on Sundays. Session times are:

• 9am - 10:30am
• 10:30am - 12:00pm
• 1pm - 2:30pm

Legal visits

Legal practitioners may book an Audio Visal Link (AVL) visit on Monday to Friday from 9am to 2:30pm. They must either fax a letter (02 4582 2349) to the centre or send an email to gpcc_avl@dcj.nsw.gov.au requesting approval for any proposed AVL legal visits. Please provide a fax number or email address to which the centre can provide an approval and confirmation letter.

Conditions of entry

Appropriate dress standards

The visits area is a family environment. You must dress appropriately. This generally means clothes must be respectable and not too provocative.

You cannot wear anything that hides your face, except for religious reasons. In that case you will be asked to remove your face covering temporarily so staff can verify your identity.

Inappropriate dress (PDF, 419.1 KB) includes:

Clothes that have possibly controversial logos, words or slogans such as:

• Motorcycle gang 'colours' or gang insignias
• Logos or symbols associated with drugs or drug paraphernalia or swear words

Tight or revealing clothing including:

• Tops and dresses that expose the stomach or chest
• Swimsuits or skirts or shorts shorter than mid-thigh
• Mesh or other "see-through" clothes
• Clothes that are excessively dirty, ripped or frayed
• Heels higher than 5 centimetres
• Any jewellery other than a plain wedding band, sleepers and studs. This means no engagement ring or any other ring with stones, and no bracelets or necklaces
• Tops or jumpers with a hood
• Hats, scarves or head coverings (excluding religious wear)
• Hair scrunchies or clips. Only single elasticated hair ties are allowed
• Watches, smart watches or activity trackers
• Bare feet.

What you can bring

• Lockers are provided for safekeeping of your valuables. Locker keys are available from officers at the visits processing desk.
  

Security screening

• As a visitor you may be required to walk through a metal detector unit or undergo a head to foot search with hand-held scanning devices.
• You may also be required to empty all your pockets and remove your shoes.
• Many centres also conduct random scans on visitors by sniffer dogs, which are trained to detect prohibited drugs.

Concerns about inmate health

You can contact us if you are worried about the health of a family member or friend in custody.

General concerns

If you want to give us mental health information only, call Justice Health NSW Mental Health Helpline on 1800 222 472 – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

If you want to give information about mental or physical health, or have concerns about access to medication, you can:

• call Justice Health NSW on (02) 9700 3000 between 8:00am to 4:00pm
• email JHFMHN-clo@health.nsw.gov.au.

Find out more about the Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network (Justice Health NSW).

Urgent concerns

If you want to give us urgent or important information so that we can take immediate action for your family member or friend, call the correctional centre on (02) 4582 2304.

Urgent information about your family member or friend might include:

• risks to self, e.g. thoughts of self-harm, thoughts of suicide
• risks to others, e.g. thoughts of harm to others
• acute medical concerns, e.g. heart attack.