Tukuk-OS🔒 Palen Creek Correctional Centre
Australia · Oceania · 28.21°S, 152.87°E
Palen Creek Correctional Centre is situated about 100 km south west of Brisbane in the rural community of Rathdowney. HM Prison Palen Creek was established in 1934. This was the first prison in the Commonwealth to have absolutely no security measures except the honour of prisoners selected to go there. Prisoners erected their own buildings and sold produce from prisoner maintained market gardens. In 1937, there was a daily average of 50 male prisoners at Palen Creek.
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Quick facts
| Country | Australia |
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| Continent / region | Oceania |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 28.21°S, 152.87°E · view on map |
Palen Creek Correctional Centre is located in Australia, in Oceania.
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