Broken Hill Correctional Centre, formerly Broken Hill Gaol, is an Australian minimum and medium security prison for men and women located in Broken Hill, New South Wales, around from Sydney. Opened in 1892, it is the fourth-oldest prison still in operation in NSW.
History
thumb|301x301px|Broken Hill Gaol in 1892
The original jail was built in 1892, designed by the Colonial Architect, James Barnet, who also designed the Sydney Museum, among others. Its construction cost £15,000, and was carried out by Dobbee and Son. Broken Hill Gaol, as it was named, opened on 8 November 1892 as a 90-bed facility with five prison wardens and initially holding two female and 19 male prisoners.
On 11 June 1907, Peter Sadeek was hanged for the murder of a woman, and is the only prisoner executed at the prison.
As of 2017, the prison employs more than 60 staff, some of whom work from a city office with prisoners on parole, and 90 prisoners. It is important to the Far West region, as it allows for imprisonment closer to families who live in the area.
Notable inmates
- Michael Ibrahimbrother of John Ibrahim