Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison

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Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
The Wandoo Reintegration Facility is located in Murdoch, Western Australia just south of Fiona Stanley Hospital between Murdoch University and the Kwinana Freeway.
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
Location Murdoch, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°04′33″S115°50′42″E / 32.075793°S 115.845119°E / -32.075793; 115.845119
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum to Medium
Capacity77
Opened2012
Managed by Department of Justice

Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison, [1] formerly Wandoo Reintegration Facility, is an Australian minimum and medium security prison for women located in Murdoch, Western Australia.

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The prison commenced operation in August 2018 as a dedicated Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) rehabilitation facility for women to help them break the cycle of addiction. [2]

Wandoo has a campus-style layout with low-rise accommodation, communal kitchens, laundries and sports facilities set in gardens.

History

The Wandoo Reintegration Facility was established in 2008. [3]

Opening in November 2012 on the former site of the Rangeview Juvenile Remand Centre, the prison was privately managed by Serco Australia from that time [4] [5] until May 2018 as a minimum-security prison for 18- to 28-year-old men preparing to transition back into the community. [6]

Description

It is the first drug rehabilitation prison in Western Australia, and has been managed by the Department of Justice since May 2018. [3]

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References

  1. Services, Adult Justice. "Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison". www.correctiveservices.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  2. "Media Statements - WA's first rehab prison to open as Wandoo returns to public hands". www.mediastatements.wa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  3. 1 2 "State Govt confirms it will take over Wandoo Reintegration Facility in Murdoch". Perth Now (Community News). 28 August 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  4. "Wandoo Reintegration Facility a benchmark". Serco Group plc. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  5. "WA's first rehab prison to open as Wandoo returns to public hands". Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  6. "Wandoo Reintegration Facility". Department of Justice, Government of Western Australia. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2018.