ACS strengthens its presence in Australia with a 500-million prison contract
The Spanish construction company, leader of the public works market in Australia through Cimic, will be in charge of reforming and expanding one of the country's large prison centers.
The Australian state of Queensland is undertaking an ambitious prison expansion plan, with a budget of around $1 billion, to address overcrowding in its prisons. The project, awarded to ACS, involves the renovation and expansion of the Townsville Correctional Centre, which will increase its capacity by 400 beds. The centre currently has around 1,308 places and will potentially have around 1,700 after the expansion.
The project is part of a larger effort to address overcrowding in Queensland's prisons, with 12 of the state's 13 high-security prisons currently operating above capacity.
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