Mentally impaired accused on ‘custody orders’: Not guilty, but incarcerated indefinitely
This review examines the plight of those found to be of unsound mind or unfit to stand trial who are trapped in WA’s prison system.
Tabled in Parliament
71: Report of an announced inspection of Acacia Prison
Acacia Prison was the State’s first privately run prison. This inspection concluded that: ‘Acacia’s performance is at least equal to the best public sector prisons in the State and in many respects it is superior’.
Tabled in Parliament
Annual Report for 2007/2008
Annual Report for 2008/2009
Annual Report for 2009/2010
Annual Report for 2010/2011
Annual Report for 2011/2012
Annual Report for 2012/2013
Issues Paper 1: Smoking in prison
The Issue Smoking nicotine products has not been totally prohibited in the general community, despite its known health risks. Prisoners go to prison as punishment and not for punishment. Is it fair and appropriate to prohibit smoking altogether in prisons when this has not been done in the community? Or does the notoriously poor health …