The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services will be undertaking a set of three reviews that each address underlying reasons for and impacts of overpopulation. Together the reviews will investigate systemic issues influencing the cycle of overpopulation, and the impacts on both prisons and the wider justice system.
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services will be inspecting Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison in May 2026. This will be the ninth inspection of Eastern Goldfields, and the fourth inspection since the new facility opened in 2016 as part of a Public Private Partnership. The prison is a minimum and medium-security prison for men …
This month the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services will be commencing a review of the policies guiding operations undertaken following suspected transfer of bodily fluids from prisoner to prison officer. Enacted in 2020, section 46A of the Prisons Act 1981 allows for access of prisoner medical records and taking of prisoner body samples …
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services will be inspecting Melaleuca Women’s Prison in March 2026. This will be the fourth inspection of Melaleuca – a maximum-security remand and receival facility for adult women in the Perth metropolitan area. The previous inspection highlighted that Melaleuca was a ‘one size fits all’ prison, not specifically …
The three-yearly inspection of Regional Prison (Bunbury) will be occurring in February 2026. Bunbury is the largest regional prison in Western Australia and a mixed classification facility accommodating sentenced and remanded male prisoners. Bunbury delivers a broad range of services including prison employment, education, therapeutic programs and external work in the community. In 2023, a …
The Inspector of Custodial Services has released revised Inspection Standards for Adult Custodial Facilities (the Standards). These Standards are grounded in international human rights agreements and national correctional guidelines. They are used to assess the performance of adult custodial facilities in Western Australia during inspections. The revision is part of a broader review of the …
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 …
The three-yearly inspection of Casuarina Prison will be occurring in October 2025. Casuarina Prison is a maximum-security facility for male prisoners, originally opened in 1991 with a capacity for 397 men. In 2025, the prison has 1,631 general purpose beds, with a total capacity of 1,796. The prison provides specialist statewide functions for specific cohorts …
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison, Western Australia’s first drug and alcohol rehabilitation prison, is due for its next inspection in July 2025. Opened in 2018 and managed in partnership with Cyrenian House, Wandoo is the only accredited Modified Therapeutic Community for women in a custodial estate in Australasia. Prisoners at Wandoo, who are referred to as ‘residents’, …
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has today released the report for the 2024 inspection of Hakea Prison. This is the eighth announced inspection of Hakea – the state’s primary remand facility for adult males. The conditions observed during the May 2024 inspection were of such concern that the Inspector formed a view …
