Lisa Brown knew Vester Fernando was a two-killer but when he tried to stab another inmate to death she was reminded there is no room for complacency in a maximum security jail.
The Mid North Coast Correctional Centre (MNCCC) at Aldavilla, 14km west of Kempsey and 455km north of Sydney, opened in 2004 and currently holds about 1,000 inmates.
The Supermax prison at Goulburn on the New South Wales Southern Tablelands opened in September 2001 - the same month that terrorist attacks in the US made its design obsolete.
Goulburn s Supermax prison has undergone a $12million renovation as it prepares to welcome Mostafa Baluch after he skipped bail on charges over a 900kg cocaine haul worth $270million.