Melaleuca Women's Prison Explained

Prison Name:Melaleuca Women's Prison
Location:Canning Vale, Western Australia
Coordinates:-32.1054°N 115.921°W
Status:Operational
Classification:Maximum
Capacity:254
Managed By:Sodexo

Melaleuca Women's Prison is a maximum security prison for women, in Canning Vale, Western Australia. It opened in December 2016, and has a capacity of 254 inmates.[1] [2] Melaleuca is a standalone facility, built on what were previously Units 11 and 12 of Hakea Prison.[3] [4]

The prison is operated by the private company Sodexo.[1] [2] [5] The state government will pay Sodexo a bonus for reducing recidivism[2] for each inmate who stays out of jail for two years. This incentive scheme is the first of its type in Australia.[6]

The prison is named after the Melaleuca plant,[7] and was formerly known as the Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-12-16. Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221015926/http://www.correctiveservices.wa.gov.au/Prisons/prison-locations/melaleuca.aspx. December 21, 2016. 2016-12-18. Government of Western Australia, Department of Corrective Services.
  2. News: New Perth women's prison opens with private operator offered cash incentives. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Courtney Bembridge. 2016-12-18. 2016-12-18.
  3. Web site: Women's remand facility to be built at Western Australia's male-only Hakea Prison. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2014-12-15. Stephanie Dalzell. 2016-12-18.
  4. Web site: Project Summary – The Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility. 2016-08-16. Department of Corrective Services. 6. 2016-12-18.
  5. Web site: Sodexo awarded Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility contract. Sodexo. 2016-07-28. 2016-12-18.
  6. News: Private company running WA prison to get $15k for every female prisoner who does not return. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2016-11-28. Eliza Borrello. 2016-12-18.
  7. Web site: Symbolic name for new women’s prison. Government of Western Australia. 2016-06-29. 2016-12-18. 20 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220205854/https://www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au/Pages/Barnett/2016/06/Symbolic-name-for-new-womens-prison.aspx. dead.

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