The Inspector identified five main aspects to the transition of Bunbury Regional Prison from the first inspection almost 10 years previously at which point there was the very real possibility that the prison would close completely, to the overcrowded situation in 2011. Prisoner numbers – at the time of the inspection around 70 per cent …

Overall this fourth inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison found that the prison continued its tradition of performing well although acknowledging that there had been slippage in some areas. Whereas previous inspections had noted good staff/prisoner interactions, this inspection noticed a decline in this aspect of prison operations caused primarily by the overcrowding. The new Pre-release …