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.
Tabled in Parliament
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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