Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women is Western Australia’s only dedicated minimum security facility for women. It opened in 2004 and is located only eight kilometres from the Perth city centre. At the time of the inspection in March 2015 there were 91 women held at Boronia.
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As the only male maximum-security facility outside the metropolitan area, Albany Regional Prison acts as an ‘overflow’ facility for Perth’s two maximum-security male prisons and provides an additional management option for the male maximum-security estate.
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The fifth inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison took place in November 2014. The prison comprises two distinct facilities that are jointly administered but perform different roles and function largely independently.
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West Kimberley Regional Prison opened in November 2012 as a facility purpose built to better meet the needs of local Aboriginal Prisoners.
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The first independent review of work camps in Western Australia found new purpose built camps replacing older infrastructure, but occupancy at remote sites was low.
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This was first inspection of Wandoo Reintegration Facility, a minimum-security prison for males aged 18 to 24 and Western Australia’s second privately operated prison.
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This report follows the fifth inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison. Years of inaction and a lack of investment have taken a toll on Bandyup, leading the Inspector to describe it as ‘the hardest and most neglected prison in the state’.
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This report examines women’s imprisonment in Western Australia and the role of Greenough Regional Prison in accommodating women. Greenough has always held female prisoners but severe overcrowding at Bandyup it has meant Greenough now serves a much greater role.
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This sixth inspection of Eastern-Goldfields Regional Prison was conducted in January 2014 as it faced its future with a new purpose built facility.
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