Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, Maximum security correctional facility in Silverwater, New South Wales, Australia

The Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre is a correctional facility for male offenders located within the Silverwater Correctional Complex in New South Wales. The centre receives detainees awaiting trial and houses prisoners in separate wings according to security levels and custody requirements.

The Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre opened in 1997 with a capacity of 900 inmates, making it the largest single correctional centre in Australia. In March 1999 Lucy Dudko forced a helicopter pilot at gunpoint to land inside the grounds, where her partner John Killick, serving 28 years for armed robbery, climbed aboard; guards fired as inmates cheered, and the pair stayed free six weeks before arrest at Bass Hill Tourist Park. A 2004 Independent Commission Against Corruption inquiry found mobile phones a growing security threat in Australian prisons.

The MRRC holds mainly unconvicted or unsentenced men, and in April 2012 it received many members of outlaw motorcycle clubs; staff separate members of the same gangs to break their ties. The centre is the largest single correctional facility in Australia.

Visits are restricted to authorised persons and require prior arrangement through official channels. Preparing for security screening and following facility guidelines is essential for anyone entering the premises.

In March 1999, librarian Lucy Dudko chartered a helicopter, forced the pilot at gunpoint to land inside the MRRC grounds, and freed her partner John Killick, who was serving 28 years for armed robbery. Guards opened fire and inmates cheered as the pair lifted off; they evaded capture for six weeks before being arrested at the Bass Hill Tourist Park.