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Pages in category "Prisons in Western Australia" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Prisons listed as "museum" are former prisons that are now open for public inspection and tours. Throughout the European history of Australia, particularly since its formation as a penal colony, Australia has had many establishments for rehabilitation and incarceration. Altogether, there have been more than 180+ rehabilitation centres, youth ...
Woodside, South Australia: Leonora Alternative Place of Detention [3] Closed: Medium: Serco: 2010: 2014: 210: Leonora, Western Australia: Manus Regional Processing Centre [4] Closed: Maximum: G4S, then Broadspectrum with security subcontracted to Wilson Security [5] 2001–2004, 2012– October 2017: 31 October 2017: 1100 [6] Los Negros Island ...
Bandyup Women's Prison is located in the northeastern rural Perth suburb of West Swan, Western Australia. [1] Prior to its construction, the female prisoners were at Fremantle Prison, which was overcrowded and offered women limited opportunities. Bandyup Women's Prison holds sentenced and remand prisoners of all security classifications.
Casuarina Prison is the main maximum-security prison for Western Australia, located in the Perth, Western Australia suburb of Casuarina. The prison accommodates minimum-, medium- and maximum-security prisoners. It was opened in 1991 to replace Fremantle Prison, which was 130 years old. [1] The prison was the scene of a riot on Christmas Day ...
Melaleuca Women's Prison is a maximum security prison for women, in Canning Vale, Western Australia. It opened in December 2016, and has a capacity of 254 inmates. [1] [2] Melaleuca is a standalone facility, built on what were previously Units 11 and 12 of Hakea Prison. [3] [4] The prison was operated by the private company Sodexo.
Greenough Regional Prison is an Australian prison located in Narngulu, a suburb of Geraldton, Western Australia. The prison was opened in 1984 and had an operational capacity of 328 as of November 2012. [1] The prison houses prisoners from around the Mid West region, including a large proportion of Aboriginal prisoners. A mix of maximum (remand ...
Pardelup Prison Farm is an Australian minimum-security prison located on a 2,600-hectare (6,425-acre) mixed farming operation 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Mount Barker, Western Australia. [1] The prison is unique to the region, with its focus on providing constructive work for prisoners to help to reintegrate into the community. [2]