Acacia Prison
Serco took over the running of Acacia Prison near Perth, Western Australia, in 2006. The prison provides medium-security accommodation for up to 800 prisoners. However within the perimeter a range of living spaces are provided, from higher security to 'self care' units where prisoners have a higher degree of autonomy and can cook for themselves. This range of accommodation allows prisoners to progress from one level to another through their behaviour and engagement with the education and resettlement programmes on offer.
Prisoners at Acacia are offered education ranging from basic literacy and numeracy to vocational training such as carpentry, welding and horticulture. Art and IT classes are also available, together with gym and other recreational facilities. Prisoners can also undertake paid work in industrial workshops.
Around one third of prisoners at Acacia are Indigenous and we have established an advisory board to help implement our Indigenous Strategy which aims to address this group's specific cultural and social needs.
Acacia is run under a five year contract with the Western Australia Department of Corrective Services. Our contract and other documents setting out the way we run Acacia are available here.