Barkly Work Camp is a low-security correctional work camp near
Tennant Creek
Tennant Creek ( wrm, Jurnkkurakurr) is town located in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the seventh largest town in the Northern Territory, and is located on the Stuart Highway, just south of the intersection with the western termi ...
in the
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...
of
Australia.
History
The Barkly Work Camp opened on 8 September 2011 with a capacity of 50 prisoners. It aims to rehabilitate inmates by providing training and employment opportunities.
As of April 2018, the world camp housed 61 prisoners, which is 122 percent of its design capacity.
References
External links
Official website
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Prisons in the Northern Territory
Buildings and structures in Tennant Creek
2011 establishments in Australia