Wolston Correctional Centre
  Location in Queensland | |
| Location | Wacol, Queensland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 27°34′58″S 152°54′59.8″E / 27.58278°S 152.916611°ECoordinates: 27°34′58″S 152°54′59.8″E / 27.58278°S 152.916611°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | High |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Managed by | Queensland Corrective Services |
Wolston Correctional Centre is an Australian high security prison facility in Wacol, Queensland, Australia. Wolston is a 'protection' prison, and as such houses many paedophiles, sex offenders and high-profile prisoners.
Notable prisoners
- Mohamed Haneef – an Indian doctor accused of aiding terrorists[1]
- Leonard Fraser – serial killer
- Massimo "Max" Sica – convicted of the triple murder of his former girlfriend and two siblings
- Gerard Baden-Clay – Murderer - convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife Alison Baden-Clay
- Brett Peter Cowan – serial pedophile convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Queensland school boy Daniel Morcombe
- Rick Thorburn – convicted of murdering foster daughter Tialeigh Palmer and sentenced to life imprisonment with non-parole of 20 years
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