Image of the open main area and basketball court at Broome Regional Prison

Announced Inspection of Broome Regional Prison

Broome Regional Prison, Western Australia’s oldest operational prison, is scheduled for its ninth inspection by the Office in May 2025. Originally commissioned in 1945, the prison includes three accommodation blocks and administrative buildings centred around the ‘Bull Pen,’ a secure shed built in 1895. Broome is a mixed-gender, minimum-security facility but also accommodates remand and …