Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility

Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
Location Canning Vale, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°06′19″S 115°55′16″E / 32.1054°S 115.921°E / -32.1054; 115.921[1]Coordinates: 32°06′19″S 115°55′16″E / 32.1054°S 115.921°E / -32.1054; 115.921[1]
Status Operational
Security class Maximum
Capacity 254
Opened December 2016 (2016-12)
Managed by Sodexo
Website correctiveservices.wa.gov.au/Prisons/prison-locations/melaleuca.aspx

Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility 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] – A$15,000 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility". Government of Western Australia, Department of Corrective Services. 2016-12-16. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  2. 1 2 3 Courtney Bembridge (2016-12-18). "New Perth women's prison opens with private operator offered cash incentives". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  3. ↑ Stephanie Dalzell (2014-12-15). "Women's remand facility to be built at Western Australia's male-only Hakea Prison". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  4. ↑ "Project Summary – The Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility" (PDF). Department of Corrective Services. 2016-08-16. p. 6. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  5. ↑ "Sodexo awarded Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility contract". Sodexo. 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  6. ↑ Eliza Borrello (2016-11-28). "Private company running WA prison to get $15k for every female prisoner who does not return". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
  7. ↑ "Symbolic name for new women's prison". Government of Western Australia. 2016-06-29. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
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