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Melaleuca Women's Prison
Women's prison in Perth, Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 was initially operated by the private company Sodexo.[1][2][5] The state government paid Sodexo a bonus for reducing recidivism[2] – A$15,000 for each inmate who stays out of prison for two years. This incentive scheme was the first of its type in Australia.[6] In April 2020, the Department of Justice took over operations and continues to operate the prison, leaving Acacia Prison the only remaining private prison in Western Australia.[7] In 2023, Western Australia’s inspector of custodial services declared the prison was not fit to house women, especially pregnant ones.[8]
The prison is named after the Melaleuca plant,[9] and was formerly known as the Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility.
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