Smoking in Western Australian prisons
This review examined the risks associated with the current smoking policy and whether the Department of Justice (the Department) had a forward plan to manage these risks.
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136: Inspection of Melaleuca Women’s Prison
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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Use of force against prisoners in Western Australia
This review examined the appropriateness of use of force in West Australian prisons and changes to departmental policy, and reporting and recording systems.
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135: Inspection of Banksia Hill Detention Centre
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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Older prisoners
This snapshot review examined trends for the older prisoner cohort in Western Australia and plans by the Department of Justice to manage the aging prison population.
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134: Inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison
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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133: Inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison
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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132: Inspection of Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
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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131: Inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison
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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