Barkly Work Camp

Barkly Work Camp
	Barkly Work Camp
	Location in the Northern Territory
Location	Tennant Creek, Northern Territory
Coordinates	19°39′12″S 134°13′06″E / 19.653239°S 134.218285°E
Status	Operational
Security class	Low
Capacity	50
Opened	2011
Managed by	Northern Territory Correctional Services
Street address	Lot 1003 Peko Road
City	Tennant Creek
State/province	NT
Postal code	0860
Website	https://nt.gov.au/law/prisons/barkly-work-camp

Barkly Work Camp is a low-security correctional work camp near Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory of Australia.

History

The Barkly Work Camp opened on 8 September 2011 with a capacity of 50 prisoners. It aims to rehabilitate inmates by providing training and employment opportunities.^[1]

As of April 2018, the work camp housed 61 prisoners, which is 122 percent of its design capacity.^[2]

References

↑ Nightinggale, Tom; Hind, Rick (8 September 2011). "Work camp aims to give prisoners a new chance". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
↑ "Departmental and agency media releases". Northern Territory Government Newsroom. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] Nightinggale, Tom; Hind, Rick (8 September 2011). "Work camp aims to give prisoners a new chance". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

[2] "Departmental and agency media releases". Northern Territory Government Newsroom. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

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