Annual report for 2013/14
30 Sept 2014 – Annual report
Tabled in Parliament
Assaults on staff in Western Australian prisons
This review examined various factors relating to staff assaults, common triggers and the departmental policies for reporting assault incidents.
Tabled in Parliament
90: Report of an announced inspection of Acacia Prison
This inspection was conducted mid-way through an expansion project that would introduce an additional 387 beds and see Acacia’s prisoner capacity rise to almost 1400, by far the largest prison in the state.
Tabled in Parliament
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