| State | New South Wales and Australian Capital Territory |
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| Country | |
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| Prison administration |
NSW: Department of Corrective Services; ACT: Department of Justice and Community Safety - ACT Corrective Services
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| Contact address |
NSW: GPO Box 31, Sydney, NSW 2001;
ACT: GPO Box 158, Canberra, ACT, 2601
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| Telephone |
NSW: +61 2 8346 1333
ACT:+61 2 6207 0888
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| Website | |
| Head of prison administration (and title) | NSW: Peter Severin; ACT: Jon Peach
NSW: Commissioner, Corrective Services; ACT: Executive Director
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| Prison population total (including pre-trial detainees / remand prisoners) | 13 179
at 30.6.2020
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| Prison population rate (per 100,000 of national population) | 153
based on a population of 8,595,242 (combined total of NSW and ACT)
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| Source |
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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