The Minns Labor Government will bring the management of Parklea Correctional Centre back into public hands in one of the largest de-privatisation moves in NSW history, further delivering on its commitment to publicly-owned assets, and to providing secure jobs and long-term career opportunities for working people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The decision to return the management of this vital service to the public sector will secure over 400 well-paid public sector jobs for workers in Western Sydney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 1,576-bed facility at Parklea is Sydney\u2019s second-largest remand centre and has been managed by MTC Australia (previously MTC Broadspectrum) since 2018, with its existing contract expiring in March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The contract will be extended by six months, to allow sufficient time for the transition to occur in October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Parklea will become the second NSW prison to return to public ownership after Corrective Services NSW takes over the management of Junee Correctional Centre on 1 April 2025, following a 16-month transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The NSW public sector is currently responsible for around 10,000 inmates across 31 prisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Corrective Services NSW and Justice Health will work with MTC, current employees, the Public Service Association of NSW, as well as the local community, as part of the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A Corrective Services NSW transition team will be established to provide timely updates and additional support to current staff throughout the transition period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NSW Premier Chris Minns:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n “We began bringing Junee Correctional Centre back into public hands in 2023, and today, we take the first step in making Parklea public again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Frontline staff who work at Parklea Correctional Centre today will have a job at Parklea \u2013 regardless of the changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We told voters at the last election that we opposed privatisation, and we are again delivering on that promise today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This is a win for hundreds of essential workers in Western Sydney as we rebuild essential services for NSW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Corrections Anoulack Chanthivong:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Minns Labor Government was elected with a clear mandate to ensure publicly owned assets remain in public hands, and returning Parklea to the public sector is a clear response to this mandate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnlike private management, the Corrective Services NSW\u2019s operating model is not based on a profit motive, it\u2019s based on the objective to reduce reoffending following release from prison, which focuses on rehabilitation, education, and safe reintegration into the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDue to the hard work Corrective Services NSW has done to bring the Junee Correctional Centre back into public ownership, we now have a blueprint for success that we\u2019ll follow closely to ensure a smooth transition for Parklea Correctional Centre to transition back into the public sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy bringing Junee and Parklea Correctional Centres back into public hands, we\u2019re delivering better value for NSW taxpayers and improving outcomes for workers, inmates, and the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minister for Industrial Relations Sophie Cotsis:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis decision has been a long time coming and I welcome the Parklea Correctional Centre\u2019s move back into public hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe will work to support a smooth transition of staff employment arrangements into the public operated facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Corrective Services NSW Acting Commissioner Leon Taylor:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCorrective Services NSW will work with MTC and other stakeholders through this period of change with as minimal impact on day-to-day operations as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe look forward to Parklea Correctional Centre being safely back in public hands, which will provide secure jobs and career opportunities for our hardworking frontline Corrective Services NSW staff.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Minns Labor Government will bring the management of Parklea Correctional Centre back into public hands in one of the largest de-privatisation moves in NSW history, further delivering on its commitment to publicly-owned assets, and to providing secure jobs and long-term career opportunities for working people. The decision to return the management of this vital … Continue reading “Minns Labor Government to bring Parklea Correctional Centre back into public hands”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31675"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31676,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31675\/revisions\/31676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}