[2] The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales.

The centre detains sentenced and unsentenced inmates under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.

It is important to the Far West region, as it allows for imprisonment closer to families who live in the area.

[2] Many of the prisoners are employed by Corrective Services Industries, in work such as catering, maintenance and community work, and they are also offered various vocational and education opportunities as a means of helping them to gain employment after their release.

The aim of the circles is to encourage communication, connect Indigenous inmates with their culture, and reduce reoffending and the high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.