Settlement Guide: How does the adult correctional system work in Australia?

In Australia, adults who commit criminal offences are managed by the Australian criminal justice system.

The most serious offences, such as terrorism, receive the highest security classification. Source: Source: AAP Image/David Gray

The term ‘correctional facility’ describes a place where someone serves their sentence when they are found guilty of a criminal offence. How does this affect those peoples’ families?

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• Parramatta Correctional Centre, former medium security prison. Source: Source: Getty Images/Andrew Merry