This report details the findings of our inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison. This inspection was conducted in May and June 2023.  

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 …

This report details the findings of our sixth round inspection of West Kimberley Regional Prison. The inspection took place in March 2017.

West Kimberley Regional Prison opened in November 2012 as a facility purpose built to better meet the needs of local Aboriginal Prisoners.