The Office conducted an occasional inspection of Banksia Hill Detention Centre in December 2021. It was initiated due to increasing concerns about the management and treatment of young people being subject to discipline and punishment regimes. The inspection examined the conditions in the Intensive Supervision Unit (ISU), and B Wing of Jasper Unit. It involved …
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This report details the findings of our sixth announced inspection of Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women. The inspection was conducted from 28 March to 1 April 2021.
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This report details the findings of our seventh announced inspection of Albany Regional Prison. The inspection was conducted in February 2021.
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This report details the findings of our seventh announced inspection of Wooroloo Prison Farm. The inspection was conducted in March and April 2021.
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This report details the findings of our first inspection at Melaleuca Women’s Prison. The inspection took place in November 2020.
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This report details the findings of our sixth announced inspection of Banksia Hill Detention Centre, conducted in September 2020. The centre had enjoyed its most settled period for many years, and detainee numbers were at a historic low.
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Bunbury Regional Prison is a male, mixed classification prison. It has recently undergone a significant expansion with a new 160-bed unit being built inside the main prison. The main prison houses predominantly medium-security prisoners, with capacity in Unit 1 for a small number of maximum-security rated offenders, and only for a short time. Units 2, …
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West Kimberley Regional Prison (WKRP) is located 2,380 kilometres north of Perth, near Derby. It holds prisoners of all security ratings and has capacity for 183 males and 40 females. WKRP was built to be the main custodial facility for the Kimberley region. The prison’s ethos was to: have an innovative Aboriginal focus; hold Kimberley …
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This report details the findings of our seventh announced inspection of Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison and our second announced inspection of the new Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison. The inspection was conducted in February 2020.
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Our 7th inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison in May/June 2020 took place at a time that WA was starting to emerge from Phase 3 COVID-19 restrictions.
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