Australia’s biggest and most expensive jail sparks community concerns

Locals in Grafton, which has a high Indigenous population, say they’d rather see money spent on prevention than a mega-prison

Australia’s biggest and most expensive jail is being built near the New South Wales north coast town of Grafton, and locals are increasingly worried about the impact it will have on their region.

The $798m Clarence correctional centre (CCC) will house 1, 700 inmates on more than 90,000 square metres of rural land at Lavadia, south of Grafton.

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