Editing Silverwater Correctional Complex (section)

{{Short description|Prison in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{about|the correctional centre|the conservation area|Silverwater Prison Complex Conservation Area}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox prison
|prison_name   = Silverwater Correctional Complex
|image         = Silverwater Correctional Complex.jpg
|caption       = Entrance to the Silverwater Correctional Complex
|location      = [[Silverwater, New South Wales|Silverwater]], [[New South Wales]]
|status        = Operational
|classification= Maximum, minimum (male and female)
|capacity      = {{bulleted list|xxx (SCC)|200 (SWCC)|900 (MRRC)|xxx (DdLCC)}}
|opened        = {{bulleted list|1970 (SWCC)|1997 (MRRC)}}
|closed        =
|managed_by    = [[Corrective Services NSW]]
|coordinates   = {{coord|33|49|51.5|S|151|3|27.6|E|type:landmark_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}
|mapframe-caption = Location of Silverwater Correctional Complex in Sydney
|mapframe-zoom = 9
}}
The '''Silverwater Correctional Complex''', an Australian [[prison|maximum and minimum security prison]] complex for males and females, is located in [[Silverwater, New South Wales|Silverwater]], {{convert|21|km|mi|abbr=on}} west of the [[Sydney central business district]] in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The complex is operated by [[Corrective Services NSW]], an agency of the [[Government of New South Wales|New South Wales Government]] [[Department of Communities and Justice]].

The complex comprises four separate facilities including Silverwater Correctional Centre (a minimum security prison for males); Silverwater Women's Correctional Centre (a maximum security institution for women and the major reception centre for female offenders in NSW); the Metropolitan Remand & Reception Centre (a maximum security correctional facility for males); and the Dawn de Loas Correctional Centre (a minimum security correctional centre for males).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://correctiveservices.nsw.gov.au/offender-management/correctional-centres/silverwater |title=Silverwater Correctional Complex |work=Correctional Centres |publisher=Corrective Services NSW |date= |access-date=5 March 2012 }}</ref>

The complex accepts prisoners charged and convicted under both New South Wales and Commonwealth legislation, and serves as a reception prison for inmates on [[Remand (detention)|remand]] or pending [[prison#Security levels|classification]].