Southern Queensland Correctional Centre

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.