156: Inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison

Bandyup Women’s Prison is a maximum-security prison for women prisoners which was opened in 1970. Originally, accommodating remand and sentenced prisoners, it now mainly accommodates sentenced women. After many years of concern about the incidence of mental illness among women in prison, A Wing in Unit 1 was converted into the Bindi Bindi Mental Health …

Creating a women-centred model of care Bandyup had the benefit of a stable and experienced leadership team that were committed to the recently developed Department of Justice women’s strategic framework, Better Futures. This recognition of women’s distinct experiences and needs had led to the beginnings of local initiatives to embed a women-focused, trauma-informed model of …

This eighth inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison found the facility was taking important steps to create a women-centred model of care, aligned with the Department of Justice’s recently developed women’s strategic framework. Recognition of women’s distinct experiences and needs had led to the beginnings of local initiatives to embed a women-focussed, trauma-informed model of care. …

Recommendation 1 Bandyup develop and implement a communications framework to ensure information and expectations are shared consistently and regularly across all operational areas and management/employee levels. Recommendation 2 Review Bandyup Women’s Prison infrastructure inclusive of the issues identified in Table 1 of OICS Report 131 and include them in the Long-Term Custodial Infrastructure Plan that …