Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services

Level 27, 197 St. George's Terrace. Perth Western Australia 6000

Telephone: + 61 8 9212 6200
Facsimile: + 61 8 9226 4616

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The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services was originally established by the Prisons Amendment Act 1999. It commenced operations in June 2000. The role of the Office is to bring independent external scrutiny to the standards and operational practices relating to custodial services within the state. The Office, which falls within the general portfolio responsibility of the Minister for Corrective Services, is answerable directly to the Parliament. Find out more about the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services.

22/07/08:

Professor Richard Harding, First Inspector of Custodial Services, To Leave Position on 31 July
Richard Harding, appointed as the inaugural Inspector from 1st August 2000, will step down at the end of this month after eight years in the position.

16/07/08:

Inspector of Custodial Services Releases New Standards for Aboriginal Prisoners
The Inspector of Custodial Services, Professor Richard Harding, today released comprehensive Standards for the Treatment of Aboriginal Prisoners in Western Australia.

17/06/08:

Roebourne Regional Prison Remains Stable
The findings of this short follow-up inspection were reassuring. Despite the labour market challenges of maintaining a workforce in non-mining activities in the Pilbara, sufficient staff are available most of the time.

03/06/08:

Incipient Crisis in the Juvenile Estate
Rangeview is now unable to sustain its previous role as accommodation for the entire remand population, and currently houses all female detainees, both sentenced and remand.

03/06/08:

A Ground Breaking Project Comes to Fruition
The Inspector of Custodial Services Richard Harding commented that “this is the most comprehensive analysis of assessment and classification that has so far occurred within Australia”.