The Department of Corrective Services maintains the custody of prisoners and the security and good order of prisons throughout the State.
It is responsible for the strategic management of Western Australian prisons and, in accordance with the Prisons Act and Director General Rules, also oversees the assessment and placement of offenders in appropriate prisons for the duration of their sentences.
Adult offenders are most effectively managed by using targeted programs and management regimes which give the community appropriate protection whilst maximising the prisoners' potential for rehabilitation.
The Department's prisons are also diverse, with some prisoners serving their sentences in minimum-security prisons such as Karnet, others in regional prisons across the State and others in the confines of maximum-security metropolitan prisons, such as Casuarina Prison.
Our commitment goes beyond managing offenders in custody. We are determined to:
- promote crime prevention
- divert offenders from committing further offences and from further entry into the criminal justice system
- provide offender management services that protect the community
- direct and support offenders to become responsible citizens by adopting law-abiding lifestyles.
Many people find their first encounter with the offender management system daunting and confusing. These pages have been designed to help offenders, their families and other interested people to find out about what happens to offenders, and how they can contact, support and visit them.
Contact details
Adult Custodial Division
Level 1
141 St Georges Terrace
PERTH WA 6000
Telephone: (08) 9264 1709
Facsimile: (08) 9264 1370
Contact Adult Custodial
Last Updated: 23-Jan-2009
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