Roebourne Regional Prison (Roebourne) serves as the primary facility for receiving men and women from the Pilbara region who are on remand, sentenced, or returned to custody. Over 80% of the prisoner population are First Nations people. While Roebourne is classified as a medium and minimum-security prison, it can temporarily accommodate maximum-security prisoners. The site …
This report details the findings of our ninth inspection of Roebourne Regional Prison. The inspection was conducted in March 2022.
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Roebourne Regional Prison was showing noticeable signs of improvement in many aspects of its operations, notwithstanding some longstanding infrastructure issues.
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This report details the findings of our sixth inspection of Roebourne Regional Prison. The inspection took place in April 2016.
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The September 2013 inspection came at a time of mixed fortunes when an adjacent town work camp was shortly due for completion, but after the closure of DECCA, the Millstream Work Camp and the women’s unit.
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Report of a follow-up to an inspection of Roebourne Regional Prison (click on title for link to related report).
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Report of an inspection of Roebourne Regional Prison (click on title for link to related report).
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Report of an inspection of Roebourne Regional Prison
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Report of an inspection of Roebourne Regional Prison
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The September 2010 inspection was the fifth undertaken at Roebourne due to its long-standing fragility in staffing, poor infrastructure, limited service provision and overcrowding.
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