Beechworth Correctional Centre
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The Beechworth Correctional Centre is a minimum security prison
, located in Beechworth, Victoria
, Australia
. It was opened in January 2005 as a replacement for the now-closed HM Prison Beechworth
.
Accommodation in the prison is made up of several self-catered and fully catered units. Prisoners in self-catered units are given a weekly budget (currently $27.00) to buy groceries and cook their own meal
s.
The prisoners work in a variety of areas, including landcare
work, factory
work, billet positions, and kitchen
jobs, as well as several education
options.
Like other minimum security prisons, the Beechworth Correctional Centre has a zero tolerance
policy on drugs
. Any prisoner who tests positive for drugs is moved into a punishment cell
and moved to a higher security prison.
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
, located in Beechworth, Victoria
Beechworth, Victoria
Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was opened in January 2005 as a replacement for the now-closed HM Prison Beechworth
HM Prison Beechworth
HM Prison Beechworth was a medium security Australian prison located in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.Construction of the current structure was begun in 1859 and completed in 1864 at a cost of 47,000 pounds. The prison closed in 2004 and the site has been purchased by private contractors...
.
Accommodation in the prison is made up of several self-catered and fully catered units. Prisoners in self-catered units are given a weekly budget (currently $27.00) to buy groceries and cook their own meal
Meal
A meal is an instance of eating, specifically one that takes place at a specific time and includes specific, prepared food.Meals occur primarily at homes, restaurants, and cafeterias, but may occur anywhere. Regular meals occur on a daily basis, typically several times a day...
s.
The prisoners work in a variety of areas, including landcare
Landcare
Landcare may refer to:*Landcare , a group formed to seek land protection*Landcare Australia, an umbrella organisation seeking land protection in Australia*Landcare Research New Zealand Limited*Landcare...
work, factory
Factory
A factory or manufacturing plant is an industrial building where laborers manufacture goods or supervise machines processing one product into another. Most modern factories have large warehouses or warehouse-like facilities that contain heavy equipment used for assembly line production...
work, billet positions, and kitchen
Kitchen
A kitchen is a room or part of a room used for cooking and food preparation.In the West, a modern residential kitchen is typically equipped with a stove, a sink with hot and cold running water, a refrigerator and kitchen cabinets arranged according to a modular design. Many households have a...
jobs, as well as several education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
options.
Like other minimum security prisons, the Beechworth Correctional Centre has a zero tolerance
Zero tolerance
Zero tolerance imposes automatic punishment for infractions of a stated rule, with the intention of eliminating undesirable conduct. Zero-tolerance policies forbid persons in positions of authority from exercising discretion or changing punishments to fit the circumstances subjectively; they are...
policy on drugs
DRUGS
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. Any prisoner who tests positive for drugs is moved into a punishment cell
Prison cell
A prison cell or holding cell or lock-up is a small room in a prison, or police station where a prisoner is held.Prison cells are usually about 6 by 8 feet in size with steel or brick walls and one solid or barred door that locks from the outside. Many modern prison cells are pre-cast. Solid doors...
and moved to a higher security prison.