Australia's most secure prison, Goulburn Supermax, denies convicted terrorists are using coded messages to continue jihadist activities.
A Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW) spokesman "strongly rejects" reports that security gaps have allowed Australia's most dangerous inmates to plot acts of terrorism from inside the NSW prison.
Convicted terrorists are given the strictest "AA" security classification, which was introduced in 2008.
Spokesman George Khamo said on Sunday a CSNSW report stated only that there were risks AA inmates would attempt to recruit others to terrorism or plot escapes, but did not specify that such things had happened.
"[CSNSW] strongly rejects claims made by anonymous sources in an article today that arrangements for managing AA prisoners are insufficient," Mr Khamo said in a statement.
A high-ranking former official told News Corp prisoners were kept in isolation and their mail was scrutinised, but there was still a risk of communicating using codes.
Following the reports, Mr Khamo said AA inmates were not placed in the same cell and guards did not carry rocket launchers.
He also denied allegations of messages being sent through "sweepers"; this is, inmates who come into contact with terrorists through work activity such as food delivery.
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