❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asked the Minister for Corrective Services about the current and record high prisoner numbers in WA, receiving a detailed breakdown by facility. The current prison population is 8,502 as of June 17, 2025, with a record high of 8,545 on June 3, 2025.
AnsweredQoN 356Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
Corrective services—Prisoner numbers
356. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) How many individuals are currently held in the
Western Australian prison system?
(2) Can the minister please provide a breakdown of
individuals by facility if available?
(3) What is the record highest number of
individuals held in the WA prison system and what date did this occur?
356. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) How many individuals are currently held in the
Western Australian prison system?
(2) Can the minister please provide a breakdown of
individuals by facility if available?
(3) What is the record highest number of
individuals held in the WA prison system and what date did this occur?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) There were 8,502 prisoners in custody as of
midnight 17 June 2025.
(2) The answer to this question is in tabular form.
I seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Table 1.
Prisoner Population as of Midnight 17 June 2025, by Facility.
Facility
Population
Acacia Prison
1,596
Albany
Regional Prison
478
Bandyup Women's
Prison
379
Boronia Pre
Release Centre
86
Broome
Regional Prison
87
Bunbury
Regional Prison
557
Casuarina
Prison
1,683
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
332
Greenough
Regional Prison
365
Hakea Prison
1,217
Karnet Prison
Farm
413
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
242
Pardelup
Prison Farm
103
Roebourne
Regional Prison
153
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
75
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
261
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
475
(3) The highest recorded prison population at
midnight was 8,545 prisoners recorded on 3 June 2025.
for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) There were 8,502 prisoners in custody as of
midnight 17 June 2025.
(2) The answer to this question is in tabular form.
I seek leave to have that incorporated into Hansard .
Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.
Table 1.
Prisoner Population as of Midnight 17 June 2025, by Facility.
Facility
Population
Acacia Prison
1,596
Albany
Regional Prison
478
Bandyup Women's
Prison
379
Boronia Pre
Release Centre
86
Broome
Regional Prison
87
Bunbury
Regional Prison
557
Casuarina
Prison
1,683
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
332
Greenough
Regional Prison
365
Hakea Prison
1,217
Karnet Prison
Farm
413
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
242
Pardelup
Prison Farm
103
Roebourne
Regional Prison
153
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
75
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
261
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
475
(3) The highest recorded prison population at
midnight was 8,545 prisoners recorded on 3 June 2025.
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