96: Report of an Announced Inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison
West Kimberley Regional Prison opened in November 2012 as a facility purpose built to better meet the needs of local Aboriginal Prisoners.
Tabled in Parliament
95: Report of an Announced Inspection of Work Camps in Western Australia
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.
Tabled in Parliament
94: Report of an Announced Inspection of Wandoo Reintegration Facility
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.
Tabled in Parliament
93: Report of an Announced Inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison
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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91: Female Prisons in Western Australia and the Greenough Women’s Precinct
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.
Tabled in Parliament
92: Report of an announced inspection of Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
This sixth inspection of Eastern-Goldfields Regional Prison was conducted in January 2014 as it faced its future with a new purpose built facility.
Tabled in Parliament
90: Report of an announced inspection of Acacia Prison
This inspection was conducted mid-way through an expansion project that would introduce an additional 387 beds and see Acacia’s prisoner capacity rise to almost 1400, by far the largest prison in the state.
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71: Report of an announced inspection of Acacia Prison
Acacia Prison was the State’s first privately run prison. This inspection concluded that: ‘Acacia’s performance is at least equal to the best public sector prisons in the State and in many respects it is superior’.
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87: Court Custody Centres Inspection 2012/13
There are 18 court custody centres located throughout Western Australia including: the Perth Children’s Court, Perth’s District Court, Perth’s Central Law Courts and 15 other sites managed under the Court Security and Custodial Services contract.
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86: The management of young women and girls at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
The first in depth examination of the historical and contemporary management of young women and girls in detention in Western Australia.
Tabled in Parliament