The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services is signatory to a joint statement by the Australian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) expressing concern and disappointment in the recently announced 2024-25 federal budget which did not contain more funding to support NPMs so they can discharge their full mandate under the UN Optional Protocol to the …
Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 at Casuarina Prison were last inspected in February 2023. That inspection found young people, staff, and a physical environment in acute crisis. As such, the Inspector made the unusual decision to produce his findings in a truncated and expedited report to focus on the immediate concerns challenging youth …
Today, the Western Australian Governor, Christopher Dawson AC APM, appointed Mr Eamon Ryan for a second five-year term as the Inspector of Custodial Services. Mr Ryan was initially appointed to the role in May 2019. Since then, he has published more than 40 reports examining conditions within Western Australia’s custodial estate providing a strong, independent …
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has announced it will be inspecting Hakea Prison between 6 – 15 May 2024. The inspection will be focussing on staffing, infrastructure, services, health and mental health supports, and the quality of life for people held at the facility including time spent out of cell. The inspection …
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (WA) has joined other members of the Australian National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in a response to the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture’s (SPT) visit to Australia in 2022. The response reiterates calls for Australian governments to appoint NPM bodies for their jurisdictions and to legislate their mandate, …
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services has announced it will be inspecting the Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women between 24 – 29 March 2024. Boronia is the only minimum-security pre-release facility for women in Western Australia. It opened in 2004 and can accommodate up to 95 residents. There is also capacity for children, …
