Military Correctional Training Centre (Colchester)

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The Military Corrective Training Centre (MCTC), in Colchester is a facility for the detention of personnel from the three Services and civilians subject to the Armed Forces Act, in accordance with the provisions of the Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences Rules 2009. The MCTC is an establishment that provides corrective training for those servicemen and women sentenced to periods of detention; it is not a prison.

The MCTC takes servicemen and women who have been sentenced to periods of detention from 14 days to 2 years.

Up to 316 detainees can be held at the MCTC.

The MCTC has extensive Military Training facilities and an Education Wing that includes trade training.
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Coordinates:   51°51'26"N   0°53'38"E

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  • My military service included escorting many offenders to Colchester during the conscription years. At that time there were several young men serving reluctantly and also many servicemen with criminal records.
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