The Department is responsible for prisoners in the State’s 12 public prisons, 7 work camps and 1 privately-operated prison.
Some prisoners serve their sentences in minimum-security prisons such as Karnet, some in regional prisons across the State and others in the confines of maximum-security metropolitan prisons.
All newly sentenced prisoners undergo a comprehensive assessment to determine their security rating, health requirements, work placements and programs, and educational needs.
Adult offenders are most effectively managed by targeted programs and management regimes that give the community appropriate protection while maximising the prisoners' potential for rehabilitation.
Through these programs and regimes, the Department seeks to reduce re-offending, to protect the community and to encourage prisoners towards the adoption of law-abiding lifestyles.
The total usable operational capacity of the WA prison system is 4639 as at Friday 20 November 2009.
Last Updated: 23-Nov-2009
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