Melaleuca_Remand_and_Reintegration_Facility

Melaleuca Women's Prison

Melaleuca Women's Prison

Women's prison in Perth, Western Australia

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]

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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] and was formerly known as the Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility.

References

  1. [1]
    "Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility". Government of Western Australia, Department of Corrective Services. 16 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. [2]
    Courtney Bembridge (18 December 2016). "New Perth women's prison opens with private operator offered cash incentives". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. [3]
    Stephanie Dalzell (15 December 2014). "Women's remand facility to be built at Western Australia's male-only Hakea Prison". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Project Summary – The Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility" (PDF). Department of Corrective Services. 16 August 2016. p. 6. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  5. [5]
    "Sodexo awarded Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility contract". Sodexo. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  6. [6]
    Eliza Borrello (28 November 2016). "Private company running WA prison to get $15k for every female prisoner who does not return". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Symbolic name for new women's prison". Government of Western Australia. 29 June 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
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