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Barkly Work Camp

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Alice Springs Correctional Centre
Barkly Work Camp
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StandortTennant Creek, Northern Territory
CoordinatesCoordinates: Unable to parse latitude as a number:19°39'11.7"S
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StatusOperational
Security classNiedrig
Capacity50
Opened2011
Managed byNorthern Territory Correctional Services

Barkly Work Camp is a low-security correctional work camp near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.

History

The Barkly Work Camp opened on 8 September 2011.[1]

As of April 2018, the world camp housed 61 prisoners, which is 122 per cent of its design capacity.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nightinggale, Tom; Hind, Rick (8 September 2011). "Work camp aims to give prisoners a new chance". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Departmental and agency media releases". Northern Territory Government Newsroom. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 December 2018.