Privatisation of NSW Jails reversed
NSW Labor will reverse the privatisation of NSW jails, with Junee Correctional Centre returning to public ownership for the first time in 30 years followed by the notorious Parklea jail in western Sydney. The NSW government has confirmed the contract with US multinational GEO Group for the southern NSW prison will not be renewed after 2025. The government estimates that it will cost the state $75 million a year to operate Junee at full capacity. Junee prison is one of the largest in the state, housing more than 1000 inmates, including more than 480 maximum security prisoners.