The first records of correctional facilities being established in Tamworth was on 17 December 1864 when the Police Magistrate at Tamworth was appointed as the Visiting Justice at the Tawmorth Gaol. A gaoler and sheriff were appointed in 1868. At the commencement of 1920 there were 11 prisoners detained and during the year 201 prisoners were received, with 183 discharged leaving 29 in prison by 31 December 1920. Almost 20 per cent of the prisoners were aged under 21 years. The Tamworth Gaol closed on 25 March 1943.[2]
Prior to its opening as an adult male correctional centre in 1991, the facility known variously as the Tamworth Institution for Boys, the Tamworth Boys’ Home,[3] and Endeavour House, was a male juvenile justice centre that pre–dated the establishment of the Kariong Youth Correctional Centre which opened in September 1991.[4]
^"Tamworth Correctional Centre". Questions on notice. Legislative Council of New South Wales. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^"Tamworth Gaol". State Records Archives Investigator. Government of New South Wales. 25 March 1943. Archived from the original on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.