Bunbury Regional Prison
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| Bunbury Regional Prison | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Bunbury, Western Australia |
| Status: | Operational |
| Security class: | Mixed (Male) |
| Capacity: | 188 |
| Opened: | February 5, 1971 |
| Managed by: | Department of Corrective Services, Western Australia |
Bunbury Regional Prison is an Australian prison located in Bunbury, Western Australia.
The prison found itself in the news in 2005,[1] when two minimum-security inmates escaped. Additionally sex offender Paul Stephen Keating held a female art tutor hostage for over six hours and during this time sexually assaulted her. Not long after these incidents, the State Government announced that Bunbury would be the first regional prison to have personal duress alarms for staff.[2]
In July 2005, then Justice Minister John D'Orazio announced a $9.6million upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison to improve its security and to improve offender rehabilitation.[3]
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- ^ ABC News Online. "Bunbury minimum security prison to get revamp", 2005-06-13. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
- ^ ABC News Online. "Personal alarms to protect prison staff", 2005-06-25. Retrieved on 2006-10-28.
- ^ D'Orazio, John (2005-07-12). Media Statement – New approach a feature of Bunbury Regional Prison upgrade. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved on October 28, 2006.
