Prisoner and staff perceptions of WA custodial facilities from 2010-2012
This report summarises responses from pre-inspection surveys carried out during the last cycle of inspections in 2010-2012.
92: Report of an announced inspection of Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
This sixth inspection of Eastern-Goldfields Regional Prison was conducted in January 2014 as it faced its future with a new purpose built facility.
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