Bathurst Correctional Complex

The Bathurst Correctional Complex, an Australian medium security prison for males, is located in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, west of the central business district. The facility is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales. The Complex accepts felons charged and convicted under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation and serves as a reception prison for Western New South Wales. A minimum-security cellblock, known as X Wing, is located outside the walls of the main part of the gaol. It also detains males on remand: in 2005, over 20% of Australia's prisoners were on remand.In 2014 it was reported that between seven and ten female offenders were being housed in the Complex each week.The current structure incorporates a massive, heritage-listed hand-carved sandstone gate and façade that was opened in 1888 based on designs by the colonial architects, James Barnet and Walter Liberty Vernon. The complex came to national prominence during the 1970s due to a series of riots by inmates protesting over living conditions. The complex is listed on the Register of the National Estate and the New South Wales State Heritage Register as a site of State significance as: