This report details the findings of our sixth announced inspection of Banksia Hill Detention Centre, conducted in September 2020. The centre had enjoyed its most settled period for many years, and detainee numbers were at a historic low.
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This review examined the appropriateness of use of force in West Australian prisons and changes to departmental policy, and reporting and recording systems.
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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.
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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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