Adelaide Women's Prison

Adelaide Women's Prison (AWP) accommodates female remand and Sentenced prisoners. Each of the department's prisons offer a unique function within the correctional system and are committed to keeping prisoners, staff and the community safe. Over rece...

Adelaide Women's Prison (AWP) accommodates female remand and Sentenced prisoners. Each of the department's prisons offer a unique function within the correctional system and are committed to keeping prisoners, staff and the community safe. Over recent years infrastructure changes have been implemented to enhance prison security, access control, and to ensure safety measures are updated and reviewed in response to evolving criminal activities. A prisoner's ability to progress through the correctional system is managed through an individualised case management system. This system informs a prisoner's assessed level of risk (both institutional and with regard to the community) as well as their level of behavioural compliance in accordance with the various prison regimes. Once an offender re-enters the community (but remains under the department's supervision via the enforcement of a community based order) supervision is managed in accordance with the department's evidence-based practice of Enhanced Community Corrections.