Melaleuca Remand And Reintegration Facility
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. Melaleuca is a standalone facility, built on what were previously Units 11 and 12 of Hakea Prison.
The prison was operated by the private company Sodexo. The state government paid Sodexo a bonus for reducing recidivism – A$15,000 for each inmate who stays out of jail for two years. This incentive scheme was the first of its type in Australia. In April 2020, the Department of Justice took over operations and continues to operate the prison, leaving Acacia Prison the only remaining private prison in Western Australia.
The prison is named after the Melaleuca plant, and was formerly known as the Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility.
References
- ^ "Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility". Government of Western Australia, Department of Corrective Services. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Courtney Bembridge (18 December 2016). "New Perth women's prison opens with private operator offered cash incentives". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Stephanie Dalzell (15 December 2014). "Women's remand facility to be built at Western Australia's male-only Hakea Prison". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Project Summary – The Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility" (PDF). Department of Corrective Services. 16 August 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Sodexo awarded Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility contract". Sodexo. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Eliza Borrello (28 November 2016). "Private company running WA prison to get $15k for every female prisoner who does not return". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ Hastie, Hamish (23 December 2019). "Then there was one: WA left with just one private prison with Melaleuca to change hands". WAtoday. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Symbolic name for new women's prison". Government of Western Australia. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
External links
- Melaleuca Women’s Prison, Department of Corrective Services web page