Brewarrina Centre

Brewarrina Centre, an Australian minimum security prison for Aboriginal males, is located in Gongolgon, approximately south of Brewarrina, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW, an agency of the Department of Attorney General and Justice, of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced felons under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.Yetta Dhinnakkal is an indigenous phrase meaning the right pathway.FacilitiesAlarmed by the rising number of indigenous men being incarcerated in New South Wales prisons, Corrective Services NSW purchased a remote cattle station and transformed it into an outdoor prison, without walls, bars, armed guards, or electric fences. Located on, the centre is a working farming property, maintained by inmates under officer supervision. Opened in 2000, inmates are guided by tribal elders. The centre's behavioural change programs target first time young Aboriginal offenders, aged from 18 to 25, through culturally relevant intensive case management. Vocational training courses are offered in information technology, horticulture, construction, visual arts and contemporary craft. Other practical skills, including small motor maintenance, welding, road sealing, building skills, literacy and numeracy and first aid are also provided.