Recommendation 1
Review existing crisis care units against best practice therapeutic design and principles.
Recommendation 2
Conduct a needs analysis to determine existing and future mental health demand.
Recommendation 3
Develop and publish a policy outlining the Department of Justice’s definition of crisis care as well as its intended vision and purpose.
Recommendation 4
Review the use of tear-proof gowns with an emphasis on structural integrity and fitness for purpose.
Recommendation 5
Increase full time equivalent staffing numbers across mental health, psychological health, and psychiatry streams to meet current and future demand.
Recommendation 6
Provide prisoners in crisis care units with meaningful activities, including leisure and recreational items.
Recommendation 7
Install closed circuit television cameras within the crisis care unit at Hakea Prison.
Recommendation 8
Increase closed circuit television coverage of the crisis care unit at Casuarina Prison by installing cameras down the wing.
Recommendation 9
Install green spaces, where possible, in recreation yards.
Recommendation 10
Modify the recreation yard at Bandyup Women’s Prison so women have access to fresh air.