Greenough Regional Prison manages prisoners from throughout the Midwest region, extending from Exmouth in the north to Moora in the south, and east as far as Wiluna.
It manages a high percentage of Aboriginal prisoners.
Greenough manages up to 29 female prisoners. Two cells are designed for mothers and babies. Greenough recognises the unique needs of women in prison and strives to provide a supportive custodial environment.
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In brief |
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Opened: |
October 1984 |
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Gender of population: |
Male and female |
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Security level: |
Maximum (remand), medium, minimum |
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Design capacity: |
219 |
| Current capacity (as at 30 October 2009): | 245 |
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Location: |
15.6 km south of Geraldton, 420 km north of Perth. |
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Visiting: |
Tuesday and Thursday: 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm. Weekends and public holidays: 9.30 am –11.30 am, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm. All visits must be booked, phone 1800 680 807. A prison bus service is available on Tuesday and Thursday from Westrail Bus Station at 2.25 pm or Ampol Rangeway at 2.30 pm. |
History
Greenough Prison was designed and built as a minimum-security prison in 1984, replacing the Geraldton Prison.
The prison was upgraded in 1990 to a medium-security prison. A medium-security perimeter was built and close-circuit television surveillance was installed. A further upgrade was completed in 1996, and in 1999 a 36-bed minimum security facility was opened.
Day-to-day operations
The prison offers a variety of educational, vocational and offending behaviour education programs and opportunities. These include:
- an education centre, which offers a range of courses from basic literacy and numeracy through to TAFE, tertiary or specialist computer courses.
- a carpentry shop, used for carpentry instruction by a TAFE tutor.
- a metal shop through which the prison maintains ongoing partnerships with external agencies for metal fabrication.
- a prison laundry which processes about 10,000kg of laundry a week.
- 20 hectares of prison grounds maintained by prisoners, including a vegetable garden, orchard and sports oval.
- a prison kitchen producing about 5000 meals a week, supervised by a chef instructor. Prisoners working in the kitchen complete a food safety course.
- a maintenance shop employing prisoners to help maintain the prison under the supervision of a prison officer.
- work parties, provided on a daily basis to the surrounding shires, as requested. The shires of Greenough, Chapman Valley, Irwin and Northampton and the City of Geraldton have benefited from the prison’s community work projects.
The prison provides nursing staff, and an on-call service is available from the regional hospital and the Aboriginal Medical Service. Doctors visit the prison three days a week.
The prison provides a range of programs to address offending behaviour of prisoners. These programs include sex-offender treatment, drug and alcohol programs, domestic violence programs and cognitive skills.
The prison has a psychologist on duty each working day. Prisoners conduct a peer support group with the assistance of a prison support officer.
Contact details
Greenough Regional Prison
Narngulu Road
GREENOUGH WA 6532
Telephone: (08) 9923 6500
Facsimile: (08) 9923 3725
Postal address:
Greenough Regional Prison
PO Box 4108
Rangeway
GERALDTON WA 6531
Last Updated: 2-Nov-2009
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