O F FICE OF T HE I NSPECTOR OF C USTODIAL S ERVICES REPORT 88 REPORT JANUARY 2014 Inspection of prisons, court custody centres, prescribed lock-ups, REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF juvenile detention centres and review of custodial services in Western Australia. CASUAriNA PriSON 88 REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION AN OF REPORT Independent oversight that contributes to a more accountable public sector. OF CASUARINA PRISON CASUARINA 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 Casuarina Prison Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Level 5, Albert Facey House, 469 Wellington Street, Perth WA 6000 www.oics.wa.gov.au January 2014 ISSN 1445-3134 This report is available on the Office’s website and will be made available, upon request, in alternate formats. 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Contents THE INSPECTOR'S OVERVIEW CASUARINA PRISON: A CHANGING PRISON AND A CHANGING DEPARTMENT ..................iv FACT PAGE ................................................................................................................................................ix CHAPTER 1 HISTORY: EXPANSION AND CROWDING .............................................................................................1 Unfulfi lled Commitments ................................................................................................................................4 Inspection Themes and Methods ......................................................................................................................4 CHAPTER 2 A ‘PURE MAXIMUM’ YET MULTI-PURPOSE PRISON ........................................................................6 Designated Key Role and Confl icting Responsibilities ....................................................................................6 Ongoing Crowding but Less Double-Bunking.................................................................................................8 New Units, Wrong Investment .......................................................................................................................10 Holding Lower Security Prisoners in a Maximum Security Facility ..............................................................11 The Increase in Remandees ............................................................................................................................12 CHAPTER 3 MANAGEMENT, STAFFING AND CONTRACT ISSUES ...................................................................... 14 A View from the Prison: ‘A Time of Frustration’ ........................................................................................... 14 Inadequate Staffi ng .........................................................................................................................................15 Contracted Services: Transport and Scheduling Issues ...................................................................................20 CHAPTER 4 SAFETY, SECURITY AND PRISONER MANAGEMENT .....................................................................22 Dynamic Security ...........................................................................................................................................22 Encouraging Compliant Behaviour ................................................................................................................23 Legal Resources and Restricted Regimes .......................................................................................................24 Prisoner Management and Specialist Units .....................................................................................................24 Bullying and the Need for Independent Procedures .......................................................................................25 Procedural Security ........................................................................................................................................26 Occupational Safety and Health .....................................................................................................................28 CHAPTER 5 EVERYDAY LIFE ISSUES ...........................................................................................................................29 Food, Canteen, Laundry and Units ................................................................................................................29 Orientation and Social Support ......................................................................................................................32 Lacking a Voice: Making Complaints and Reporting Grievances ..................................................................36 Insuffi cient Recreation ...................................................................................................................................39 REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF CASUARINA PRISON i CHAPTER 6 HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH...........................................................................................................41 Health: Good Services in Poor Facilities ........................................................................................................41 Mental Health: High Needs, Competent Care, Inadequate Facilities .............................................................47 CHAPTER 7 REHABILITATION AND REINTEGRATION ........................................................................................51 Sentence Planning and Case Management ......................................................................................................52 Programs .........................................................................................................................................................53 Industries: Under-employment and Unemployment ......................................................................................54 Education: Appropriate but Insuffi cient Services ............................................................................................58 Preparation for Release ...................................................................................................................................63 CHAPTER 8 SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY ISSUES FOR MINORITY GROUPS ........................................................64 Policy Framework ...........................................................................................................................................64 Remandees .....................................................................................................................................................64 Aged Prisoners ................................................................................................................................................65 Disabled Prisoners ...........................................................................................................................................66 Protection Prisoners and Sexual Orientation Issues ........................................................................................68 CHAPTER 9 SUBSTANTIVE EQUALITY ISSUES FOR ABORIGINAL PRISONERS ..............................................69 Policy Framework ...........................................................................................................................................69 Aboriginal Prisoners .......................................................................................................................................70 Cultural Layout and Infrastructure .................................................................................................................70 Prisons Aboriginal Service Committee ..........................................................................................................72 Security Assessment of Aboriginal Prisoners ..................................................................................................72 Program Development ....................................................................................................................................73 Staff Cross-Cultural Training ......................................................................................................................... 74 Out of Country Men ......................................................................................................................................75 Return Home on Release ...............................................................................................................................76 Insuffi cient Interpreters and Poor Compensation ...........................................................................................76 Gratuities and Employment ............................................................................................................................77 Social and Cultural Support for Aboriginal Prisoners .....................................................................................78 CHAPTER 10 CONCLUSIONS: CASUARINA 2013 − UNDER-RESOURCED AND CROWDED ..........................80 ii REPORT OF AN ANNOUNCED INSPECTION OF CASUARINA PRISON APPENDIX 1 THE DEPARMENT'S RESPONSE TO THE 2013 RECOMMENDATIONS ...........................................85 APPENDIX 2 SCORECARD ASSESSMENT OF THE PROGRESS AGAINST THE 2010 RECOMMENDATIONS