❓ Question regarding the purpose, functions, and future of Broome Regional Prison, and consultation with the community. Answer clarifies the prison's role, differences from Derby prison, and states no public consultation has occurred regarding future options.
AnsweredQoN 3632Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Broome Regional Prison facility and ask: (a) what is the current purpose of the Broome Regional Prison; (b) what are the functions that Broome Regional Prison offer that differ from the Derby West Kimberley Regional Prison; (c) why doesn’t the Derby West Kimberley Regional Prison provide these functions; (d) what suggestions have been put forward as to the future of the Broome Regional Prison Facility and by who; (e) what does the Minister intend to do with the Prison and when; and (f) has the Minister consulted people in Broome and surrounding communities including the Yawuru people?
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Answered
25 March 2015
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
28 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises:
(a) Broome Regional Prison (BRP) is a minimum security prison, and has facility to house maximum and medium security prisoners on a short-term basis. BRP is the custodial entry-point for prisoners received from Broome Police Watch House and the Broome Court system which is the primary court precinct in the region. BRP also holds prisoners requiring temporary accommodation in Broome for reasons including the facilitation of rehabilitative visits, inter-prison transfers or medical treatment at Broome Hospital. The muster at Broome Regional Prison as at 12/03/15 is 42.
(b)West Kimberley Regional Prison (WKRP) is a medium security prison. It is responsible for the management of Broome Regional Prison annexe and the Wyndham Work Camp. It provides security and rehabilitative services to prisoners within the region, including receival and assessment processes; targeted employment and training opportunities; offender treatment programs and specialised community support services. The muster at WKRP as at 12/3/15 is 149.
(c) Not Applicable
(d) -(e) As part of the estates population management strategy, merits of options, including projected growth in offender cohorts, are being drafted for Ministerial consideration.
(f) There has been no public consultation to date in relation to future options for the Broome Regional Prison.
(a) Broome Regional Prison (BRP) is a minimum security prison, and has facility to house maximum and medium security prisoners on a short-term basis. BRP is the custodial entry-point for prisoners received from Broome Police Watch House and the Broome Court system which is the primary court precinct in the region. BRP also holds prisoners requiring temporary accommodation in Broome for reasons including the facilitation of rehabilitative visits, inter-prison transfers or medical treatment at Broome Hospital. The muster at Broome Regional Prison as at 12/03/15 is 42.
(b)West Kimberley Regional Prison (WKRP) is a medium security prison. It is responsible for the management of Broome Regional Prison annexe and the Wyndham Work Camp. It provides security and rehabilitative services to prisoners within the region, including receival and assessment processes; targeted employment and training opportunities; offender treatment programs and specialised community support services. The muster at WKRP as at 12/3/15 is 149.
(c) Not Applicable
(d) -(e) As part of the estates population management strategy, merits of options, including projected growth in offender cohorts, are being drafted for Ministerial consideration.
(f) There has been no public consultation to date in relation to future options for the Broome Regional Prison.
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