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REPORT of an ANNOUNCED INSPECTION of BANDYUP WOMEN's PRISON I  O F FICE OF T HE I NSPECTOR OF C USTODIAL S ERVICES REPORT 93 REPORT OCTOBER 2014 Inspection of prisons, court custody centres, prescribed lock-ups, REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION juvenile detention centres and review of custodial services in Western Australia. OF BANDYUP WOMEN’S PriSON 93 REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF BANDYUP WOMEN’S PRISON WOMEN’S ANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF BANDYUP AN OF REPORT Independent oversight that contributes to a more accountable public sector. www.oics.wa.gov.au Level 5, Albert Facey House, 469 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia 6000 Telephone: +61 8 6551 4200 Facsimile: +61 8 6551 4216 Report of an Announced Inspection of Bandyup Women’s Prison Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Level 5, Albert Facey House, 469 Wellington Street, Perth WA 6000 www.oics.wa.gov.au October 2014 ISSN 1445-3134 This report is available on the Office’s website and will be made available, upon request, in alternate formats. This document uses environmentally friendly paper, comprising 50% recycled & 50% totally chlorine free plantation pulp. Contents THE INSPECTOR'S OVERVIEW BANDYUP: THE HARDEST AND MOST NEGLECTED PRISON IN THE STATE ...........................iv FACT PAGE ................................................................................................................................................xi CHAPTER 1 BANDYUP WOMEN’S PRISON: WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S HARDEST PRISON? ............................1 Background ......................................................................................................................................................1 The Greater Women’s Estate: The Greenough Women’s Precinct ....................................................................3 The 2014 Bandyup Inspection – The State’s Hardest Prison? ...........................................................................4 Inspection Methodology ...................................................................................................................................6 CHAPTER 2 POLICY, MANAGEMENT AND STAFFING ..............................................................................................8 Policy/Prison Divide ........................................................................................................................................8 Understanding Gender in the Management of Female Prisoners ......................................................................9 Strategic Planning and Staffing .......................................................................................................................10 Prison and Community Relations ..................................................................................................................15 CHAPTER 3 LAYOUT, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CAPACITY TO MANAGE THE POPULATION .................... 17 Layout ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Unit 1: Degraded and Degrading ....................................................................................................................18 Other Accommodation Units .........................................................................................................................19 Minimum-security Women and Units 6 and 7 ...............................................................................................23 Prisoners in Need of Protection ......................................................................................................................27 Remand Prisoners ...........................................................................................................................................28 Environmental Sustainability ..........................................................................................................................29 CHAPTER 4 STRUGGLING FOR DIGNITY, RESPECT AND HYGIENE ..................................................................30 Treatment of Women Who Are Prisoners ......................................................................................................31 Food ...............................................................................................................................................................33 Environmental Health ....................................................................................................................................35 Support Services .............................................................................................................................................41 CHAPTER 5 STABILITY AND SECURITY ....................................................................................................................43 Relational (Dynamic) Security .......................................................................................................................43 Staffing ...........................................................................................................................................................44 Control Room ................................................................................................................................................44 Staff Safety: Inaccurate Duress Alarms ...........................................................................................................45 Contraband Detection ....................................................................................................................................45 Perimeter Fence and Razor Wire ...................................................................................................................47 REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF BANDYUP WOMEN'S PRISON i CHAPTER 6 THE BANDYUP DAY AND THE GOAL OF A WOMEN-CENTRED PHILOSOPHY .......................48 The Structured Day: Model, Rationale and Review ......................................................................................48 Employment ...................................................................................................................................................49 Gratuities ........................................................................................................................................................51 Education ........................................................................................................................................................52 Trialling ‘The Sound Way’ .............................................................................................................................54 Recreation ......................................................................................................................................................55 Canteen ..........................................................................................................................................................57 External Contacts and Communication .........................................................................................................58 Impact of Timetable Conflicts on Medical Services, Safety and Visits ............................................................64 CHAPTER 7 REDUCING REOFFENDING: A CHALLENGE THAT MUST BE MET ..............................................67 The Challenge ................................................................................................................................................67 Recidivism Rates ............................................................................................................................................67 Orientation of New Prisoners .........................................................................................................................68 Case Management at Bandyup ........................................................................................................................70 Treatment Programs for Female Offenders .....................................................................................................72 Preparation for Release ...................................................................................................................................74 CHAPTER 8 MOTHERS AND ABORIGINAL WOMEN: THE GAP BETWEEN POLICY AND PRACTICE ........76 Substantive Equality .......................................................................................................................................76 Women as Mothers .........................................................................................................................................77 Aboriginal Women as Prisoners ......................................................................................................................82 CHAPTER 9 H EA LTH SERVICES ....................................................................................................................................87 Key Findings ...................................................................................................................................................87 Inequity in the Health Care of Female Prisoners ............................................................................................87 Physical Environment and Personal Safety ......................................................................................................89 Who are the Patients? .....................................................................................................................................90
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