The Southern Queensland Correctional Centre (SQCC) is an Australian prison facility located in Spring Creek, Lockyer Valley Region, 15 km north from Gatton, and 94 km west from Brisbane, Queensland.
[1] The 300-bed minimum to maximum security prison for females was built by Baulderstone[2] and officially opened on 21 December 2011 by Corrective Services Minister Neil Roberts.
[4] SQCC is the first completed stage of the Southern Queensland Correctional Precinct in Australia.
[7] The prison also includes accommodation for aged and infirm prisoners in a residential unit and a medical centre providing palliative care.
[citation needed] As of August 2020 it was announced that there would be a $653 million dollar expansion of the facility that will add an additional 1000 bed capacity.