Bunbury Regional Prison manages prisoners in single cells in the main prison or in a minimum-security block.
Bunbury Prison includes a short-term maximum-security section for managing people remanded in custody to appear in court.
The minimum-security section is a self-contained unit separate from the main prison. Prisoners are responsible for all aspects of their care, except for meals, which are supplied from the main kitchen.
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In brief |
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Opened: |
February 1971 |
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Gender of population: |
Male |
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Security level: |
Maximum, medium and minimum, |
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Design capacity: |
260 |
| Current capacity (as at 30 October 2009): | 301 |
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Location: |
11 km south of Bunbury, 180 km south of Perth |
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Visiting: |
Medium-security prisoners: All prisoners: Weekends and public holidays: 9.30 am – 11.30 am, 12.45 pm – 2.45 pm. Maximum three visitors at one time per visit. All visits by appointment, phone (08) 9795 5074 (12.30 pm – 3.30 pm weekdays). A prison bus service is available on Thursday. Buses depart from the Town Bus Station at 12.15 pm and the train station at 12.30 pm. |
Bunbury Regional Prison manages prisoners in single cells in the main prison or in a minimum-security block.
Bunbury Prison includes a short-term maximum-security section for managing people remanded in custody to appear in court.
The minimum-security section is a self-contained unit separate from the main prison. Prisoners are responsible for all aspects of their care, except for meals, which are supplied from the main kitchen.
History
Bunbury Regional Prison opened in 1971. The minimum-security block was commissioned in 1982.
As part of a major upgrade in 1992, self-care accommodation was added. The self-care unit allows prisoners to do their own cooking and cleaning.
The prison is developing a minimum-security facility on the existing prison site to accommodate 72 prisoners.
Day-to-day operations
Offenders are expected to work or study, and can access the prison’s education and employment facilities.
In the education centre, prisoners can study subjects from basic adult literacy and numeracy to a wide range of TAFE subjects and courses.
Opportunities for employment within the prison include:
- cooking
- domestic duties
- carpentry
- metalwork and mechanics
- footwear manufacture
- gardening/grounds maintenance.
The health of prisoners is under the care of nursing staff, psychologists and doctors who visit the prison twice weekly, as well as a psychiatrist who attends fortnightly.
A feature of the prison is a market garden which supplies a large proportion of fresh vegetables consumed in the State’s prisons. It is the major employer of minimum-security prisoners and off-sets the cost of managing prisons in the State.
Contact details
Bunbury Regional Prison
Centenary Road
BUNBURY WA 6230
Telephone: (08) 9795 2155
Facsimile: (08) 9795 7191
Postal address:
Bunbury Regional Prison
PO Box 444
BUNBURY WA 6230
Last Updated: 2-Nov-2009
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