A new prison to open in the New South Wales Hunter Region has been labeled a ‘band-aid solution’ by the states opposition government, following security concerns over what they label ‘pop-up’ prisons.
The Hunter Correctional Centre, opening this Tuesday, will provide campus-style accommodation for both minimum and maximum security inmates, complete with interactive televisions for inmates to take greater control over their own administration.
The prison’s rapid construction was part of the state’s 3.8 billion dollar prison infrastructure program, designed to ease crowding in many of the states detainment facilities.