on Monday, 25 July 2016.
Posted in News, Justice - Corrective Services - Dept Of
Secretary Toni Walkington spoke to ABC's Nicolas Perpitch about changes around use of force at Banksia Hill Juvenile Detention Centre.
She said although the centre is trying to replicate 'best practice' centres in the US - Banksia Hill is bigger and needs significantly more resources to be able to emulate those results with detainees.
on Wednesday, 25 May 2016.
Posted in News, Justice - Corrective Services - Dept Of
As revealed to The Sunday Times over $700,000 of taxpayer’s money is being spent to outsource recruitment at Department of Corrective Services, even though it could easily be done in-house at no extra cost.
on Wednesday, 09 March 2016.
Posted in News, Justice - Corrective Services - Dept Of
The withdrawal of funding for detainee programs and a downgraded approach to dangerous behaviours have contributed to a growing number of serious incidents occurring at Banksia Hill Detention Centre.
on Monday, 21 December 2015.
Posted in News, Justice - Corrective Services - Dept Of
Staff at the Wandoo Reintegration Facility will walk off the job for four hours today as a dispute escalates over pay and conditions with prison operator Serco.
on Friday, 20 November 2015.
Posted in News, Justice - Corrective Services - Dept Of
Staff at the Wandoo Reintegration Facility in Murdoch stopped work at 9am this morning as part of a dispute over pay and conditions with prison operator Serco.