Broken Hill Correctional Centre
Broken Hill Correctional Centre is a medium and minimum-security facility for male and female offenders. It's located in far western NSW, 1190km from Sydney.
The medium security section is a reception prison for a large area of the State bordered by Queensland in the north, Victoria in the south and South Australia in the west. It holds a mixture of sentenced and remand inmates.
Phone
Street Address
109 Gossan St
Broken Hill NSW 2880
Postal Address
PO Box 403
Broken Hill NSW 2880
How to Get There
Public Transport
There is a train station at Broken Hill situated about 2km from the centre. The service is operated by CountryLink and Great Southern Railways. Broken Hill is also serviced by private coaches and the Rex airline. The centre is a 20-minute walk or a five minute taxi ride from the train station.
Private Transport
Street parking is available.
Visitor Information
Bookings
Bookings for video and in-person visits are required and can be made by phone.
To make a visitor booking, please call (08) 8082 6000 between:
- 9:00am to 3:00pm on Wednesday
- 9:00am to 12:00pm on Thursday only
Visit times
Before travelling to the centre for an in person visit, please call to confirm your visit and visiting time.
New COVID-safety measures apply to in-person visits, ensure you know the rules to avoid missing out.
In-person visit times
In-person visits take place on Saturday and Sunday (no Public Holidays) between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
Video visit times
Video visits take place on Saturday and Sunday (no Public Holidays) between:
- 9:00am and 3:00pm
Legal Visits
Legal practitioners may visit 7 days between 9am-12pm and 1-3pm.
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 , 419.0 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 o Swear words
- Motorcycle gang 'colours' or gang insignias
- 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
- Tops and dresses that expose the stomach or chest
- 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.
Last updated:
27 Jan 2021
