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New style prison designed for indigenous offenders
In this special feature The Law Reporttravels to the Kimberley region in northwest West Australia to visit a unique prison.
Opened in late 2012, the West Kimberley Regional Prison is specifically designed to house indigenous offenders.
It's a very different place from the other prisons built in the region since the arrival of the Europeans.
Guests
Leena Fraser
West Kimberley elder, mentor
Mike Macfarlane
Superintendent, West Kimberley Regional Prison (85)
Ian West
Kitchen Supervisor, West Kimberley Regional Prison (85)
Brendan
Inmate West Kimberley Regional Prison
Jodi Miller
Assistant Superintendent, Offender Services, West Kimberly Regional Prison (85)
Caroline Ison
West Kimberley Regional Prison Education & Campus Manager (85)
Fathimia
Inmate West Kimberley Regional Prison
Dr John Rynne
Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Further Information
Ben Collins article: The inmate & the Superintendent
West Kimberley Regional Prison website (85)
West Kimberley Regional Prison project (61)
West Kimberley Regional Prison Indigenous health net
