Capricornia Correctional Centre

Capricornia Correctional Centre, which is located 20 kilometres north of Rockhampton, provides facilities for remand, reception and sentenced prisoners.

The centre has secure and residential accommodation for high security prisoners and a farm complex for low security prisoners.

In 2021 the centre completed a $241 million expansion to increase prisoner capacity as well as upgrades to the infrastructure including industries, kitchen laundry, prisoner processing and the medical unit.

The centre offers a wide range of programs and services to prisoners, as well as providing an environment devoted to integrated vocational education and training.

The Springsure, Clermont and Blackall Work camps are aligned to the centre.

Details

Security level:
High and low security
Street address:
Bruce Highway
North Rockhampton QLD 4701
Postal address:
Locked Mail Bag 11
Red Hill Rockhampton QLD 4701
General phone:
(07) 4912 6200
General email:
CCCVisits@corrections.qld.gov.au

Visiting

Contact, Non-Contact and Virtual Visits

Secure and residential

Friday

  • 9am-10am
  • 10.30am-11.30am
  • 4pm-5pm

Saturday

  • 9am-10am
  • 10.30am-11.30am

Sunday

  • 1pm-2pm
  • 2.30pm-3.30pm
  • 4pm-5pm (Child Free)

Protection

Friday

  • 1pm-2pm
  • 2.30pm-3.30pm

Saturday

  • 1pm - 2pm
  • 2.30pm - 3.30pm
  • 4pm-5pm (Child Free)

Sunday

  • 9am-10am
  • 10.30am-11.30am

Farm

Saturday

  • 1.30pm-2.30pm

Sunday

  • 8.30am-9.30am
  • 1.30pm-2.30pm

Virtual visits are half an hour sessions. Applications to visit (either in person or virtual) must have a Form 27 submitted and approved. The completed forms may be forwarded by mail to the address above or by email to: CCCVisits@corrections.qld.gov.au

Arrival times:

Please arrive at the Capricornia Correctional Centre at least 1 hour before visit is due to start. Be prepared to leave the visits area at least 20 minutes before the start of your visit. Visitors who arrive after this time may not be accepted for entry.

Bookings

Booking phone:
(07) 4912 6214
Booking times:

Monday 8.30am-11.30am and 12.30pm-4pm

Tuesday 8.30am-11.30am and 12.30pm-4pm

Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am-11.30am

Bookings will not be taken outside these hours.

Transport

A free transport service is available for visitors to the Capricornia Correctional Centre to the Saturday (morning and afternoon) visit sessions. Bookings must be made for this service. For further information please contact Black and White Cabs.

Mobility services can be accommodated if required.

Black and White Cabs - Contact details (for passengers) – During business hours - (07) 3184 0103 and after hours (07) 3860 1877.

Pickup/ drop off locations – Rockhampton Train Station, Caltex George Street, Musgrave Street (near the bridge), Stockland Mall, additional locations along Yaamba Road and the Bruce Highway, and Capricornia Correctional Centre.

More information

Visitors are no longer required to wear a face mask. A visitor may be directed to wear a face mask where they display cold or flu like symptoms. Visiting restrictions remain in place if a visitor is a COVID diagnosed person or COVID close contact.

There are three methods of depositing money into prisoner trust accounts:

  1. Cash deposit at visits processing in person. When attending the visits processing centre, cash may be presented for deposit into a prisoner’s trust account at any centre. Please note cash is unable to be accepted by mail.

  2. Electronic funds transfer (Secure Payment Services). Go to www.secure-payment-services.com.au when applying, you will need the prisoner’s IOMS identification number. If you do not know the IOMS number, you can request this by emailing StatewideOperationsCommunications@Corrections.qld.gov.au. Funds are transferred into the prisoner’s trust account the next business day. For assistance please email uts.au@unilink.com or phone 1800 953 849.

  3. Money orders can be purchased from Australia Post. Please note, Australia Post fees apply. All Money Orders take 9 days to clear into prisoner trust accounts.

For more information, including rules and regulations when visiting, see – Visiting a prisoner.

Resource

Visitor factsheet