Cooma Correctional Centre
Cooma Correctional Centre, 2020 | |
| Location | Cooma, New South Wales |
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| Coordinates | 36°13.978′S 149°07.370′E / 36.232967°S 149.122833°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Minimum to medium (males) |
| Capacity | 160 |
| Opened | 1 November 1873; 8 March 1957; November 2001 |
| Closed | early 1900s; 10 July 1998 |
| Former name | Cooma Gaol |
| Managed by | Corrective Services NSW |
Cooma Correctional Centre, an Australian minimum to medium prison for males, is located in Cooma, New South Wales. The centre is operated by Corrective Services NSW an agency of the Department of Communities and Justice of the Government of New South Wales. The centre detains sentenced prisoners and persons on remand under New South Wales and/or Commonwealth legislation.
In 1957 up to 1984, Cooma operated as the world's only prison specifically for detaining men convicted of homosexual offences - as well as experiments done on gay men. In March 2025, it was officially added to the NSW Heritage Registry.
Adjacent to the Correctional Centre is the Corrective Services NSW Museum, showcasing the history of NSW Corrections since 1788.