❓ On April 14, 2026, 174 individuals were sleeping on mattresses on the floor across various WA adult prisons, with Hakea Prison having the highest number at 94. No prisoners were sharing a cell while both sleeping on floor mattresses.
AnsweredQoN 1581Legislative Council
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I refer to all adult prisons in Western Australia at midnight on Monday 14 April 2026, and I ask: (a) How many people were sleeping on a mattress on the floor; (b) Please provide a breakdown of (a), by prison facility; and (c) For every answer in (a), how many of those were in a cell where another person was also sleeping on a mattress on the floor?
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Answered
14 May 2026
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
6 days
a-b) Breakdown of people sleeping on a mattress at midnight on 14 April 2026:
Acacia Prison - 10; Albany Regional Prison - 0; Bandyup Women’s Prison - 0; Boronia Pre-Release Centre - 0; Broome Regional Prison - 13; Bunbury Regional Prison - 0; Casuarina Prison - 30; Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison - 16; Greenough Regional Prison - 2; Hakea Prison - 94; Karnet Prison Farm - 0; Melaleuca Women’s Prison - 0; Pardelup Prison Farm - 0; Roebourne Regional Prison - 0; Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison - 0; West Kimberley Regional Prison - 9; Wooroloo Prison Farm - 0.
c) 0.
Acacia Prison - 10; Albany Regional Prison - 0; Bandyup Women’s Prison - 0; Boronia Pre-Release Centre - 0; Broome Regional Prison - 13; Bunbury Regional Prison - 0; Casuarina Prison - 30; Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison - 16; Greenough Regional Prison - 2; Hakea Prison - 94; Karnet Prison Farm - 0; Melaleuca Women’s Prison - 0; Pardelup Prison Farm - 0; Roebourne Regional Prison - 0; Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison - 0; West Kimberley Regional Prison - 9; Wooroloo Prison Farm - 0.
c) 0.
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