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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This report details the findings of our sixth inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison. The inspection took place in September 2017.
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The fifth inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison took place in November 2014. The prison comprises two distinct facilities that are jointly administered but perform different roles and function largely independently.
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The Department ensures that Bunbury Regional Prison has a permanent management team holding substantive positions. That the Department establishes the causes underlying the high number of workers’ compensation claims at Bunbury Regional Prison and addresses these. Upgrade the sally port, gatehouse and reception area at Bunbury Regional Prison to allow for more efficient and secure …
This was the fourth announced inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison (BRP) and the first inspection of the Pre-release Unit (PRU), the State’s newest minimum security facility for males. The PRU is co-located with Bunbury Regional Prison and is managed by the same Superintendent as BRP. BRP has traditionally been a stable prison environment. The Inspector, …
The Inspector identified five main aspects to the transition of Bunbury Regional Prison from the first inspection almost 10 years previously at which point there was the very real possibility that the prison would close completely, to the overcrowded situation in 2011. Prisoner numbers – at the time of the inspection around 70 per cent …
Overall this fourth inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison found that the prison continued its tradition of performing well although acknowledging that there had been slippage in some areas. Whereas previous inspections had noted good staff/prisoner interactions, this inspection noticed a decline in this aspect of prison operations caused primarily by the overcrowding. The new Pre-release …
This was fourth inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison and the first of the Pre-release Unit, the State’s newest male minimum security facility. The prison and PRU were performing well but compromised by overcrowding and elevated worker’s compensation levels.
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Report of an inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison
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Report of an inspection of Bunbury Prison
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