Darwin Correctional Centre

Darwin Correctional Centre is a minimum-to-maximum security prison approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) by road from Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. It is managed by Northern Territory Correctional Services, which falls under the territory’s Department of Attorney-General and Justice. The prison detains felons who have been charged and sentenced under Northern Territory and/or Commonwealth law.

Darwin Correctional Centre

Main gate of Darwin Correctional Centre, c. 2008
Location in the Northern Territory
Location	Darwin, Northern Territory
Coordinates	12°27′46″S 131°01′51″E
Status	Operational
Security class	Minimum to maximum
Capacity	1048
Opened	2014
Managed by	Northern Territory Correctional Services
Street address	325 Willard Road
City	Holtze[1]
Website	https://nt.gov.au/law/prisons/darwin-correctional-centre

Facilities

The centre is a multi-classification prison with a capacity of 1048 prisoners of all security ratings. The centre was completed in 2014 and is the main reception prison in the Northern Territory, servicing most of the northern and metropolitan regions.

Notable prisoners

• Bradley John Murdoch^{[citation needed]} – Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment of 28 years before he could be considered for parole for the abduction and murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio and attempted murder of Joanne Lees. Murdoch died in hospital on 15 July 2025, aged 67.^[2]
• Aaron Summers – Former Australian Cricketer, convicted on child sex crimes

See also

• Doug Owston Correctional Centre (Darwin Correctional Centre from November 2014)
• Berrimah Prison (closed November 2014)