Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre is a high security remand centre for males, primarily accommodating individuals who a judge or magistrate has ordered to be held in custody as they await, and during, trial.
[1] The centre is located on the Ipswich Motorway at Wacol in the south-western suburbs of Brisbane, Australia.
[3] The centre is relatively modern with televisions, showers and toilets in all rooms and shared dining facilities.
Managed by the Queensland Corrective Services the Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre was the second of Queensland's privately operated non-government prisons (previously managed by Geo Group), sharing the notation with the Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (previously managed by Serco).
[7] In June 2018, a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation revealed widespread inmate violence, overcrowding and brutality by prison guards at Arthur Gorrie Correctional Centre.