Hakea Prison manages prisoners remanded in custody to appear in court or those who have just been sentenced.
Newly-sentenced prisoners are assessed at Hakea Prison before being placed at other WA prisons.
Given the stress that can be felt by new arrivals, prisoners require specialist management.
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In brief |
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Opened: |
June 1982 |
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Gender of population: |
Male |
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Security level: |
Maximum, medium, minimum |
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Design capacity: |
617 |
| Current capacity (as at 30 October 2009): |
864 |
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Location: |
27 km south of Perth. |
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Visiting: |
Every day (except Wednesday): 8.30 am – 9.30 am, 10.00 am – 11.00 am, 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm and 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm. Book visits on (08) 9366 6299. The office is open 6 days a week (Monday to Saturday) from 8.15 am – 12.00 am and 12.30 pm – 5.00 pm. A prison bus service is available on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The bus departs from Cannington Bus Station at 12.10 pm and departs Hakea for Cannington at 2.15 pm. To avoid delay, visitors are advised to arrive at Hakea 40 minutes prior to their scheduled visit. |
History
The Canning Vale Prison and the CW Campbell Remand Centre were merged to become Hakea Prison in 2000.
Canning Vale Prison opened officially in June 1982, managing 248 prisoners.
From September 1991, Canning Vale operated as a maximum-security prison until it merged with the remand centre in 2000.
Day-to-day operations
Prisoners are employed in a large laundry, or work in areas such as carpentry, spray painting, concrete products, upholstery, food preparation, domestic duties as well as maintenance and gardening around the prison. Trade training is also available.
The prison's education centre provides up to 30 prisoners with full-time education. Studies range from basic literacy training through to tertiary courses. The centre also provides education for up to 40 part-time students and offers TAFE bridging certificates for Aboriginal students.
A doctor attends the prison and provides an on-call service. A visiting psychiatric consultant attends weekly. The medical centre is serviced by a clinical nurse manager, 10 nurses and a medical records officer, providing 24-hour service. Further support is provided by the Prison Counselling Service.
A 15-bed crisis-care facility at Hakea serves the needs of a small group of acute and, at times, chronic risk offenders who require specialised treatment and support interventions.
Hakea also hosts a self-care block designed mainly for long-term prisoners. It allows selected prisoners to cook and clean for themselves.
Contact details
Hakea Prison
Nicholson Road
CANNING VALE WA 6155
Telephone: (08) 9366 6333
Facsimile: (08) 9366 6464
Visitors' Centre Telephone: (08) 9366 6461
Postal address:
Hakea Prison
Locked Bag 111
CANNING VALE WA 6970
Last Updated: 2-Nov-2009
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