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Roebourne Regional Prison

Coordinates: 20°43′17″S 117°08′00″E / 20.721277°S 117.133462°E / -20.721277; 117.133462
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Roeburne Regional Prison
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LocationRoebourne, Western Australia
StatusOperational
Security classMaximum (short-term), medium and minimum (Male and female)
Capacity161
OpenedMarch 1984
Managed byDepartment of Justice, Western Australia

Roebourne Regional Prison is an Australian prison near Roebourne in the City of Karratha in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was established in March 1984 following the closure of the colonial-era Roebourne Gaol.

As of November 2022 the new facility is controversial because of potential for deaths in custody of its predominantly Indigenous inmates—cells can swelter in 50-degree-Celsius temperatures with no air-conditioning.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Dollery, Rebecca; Searson, Amelia (31 October 2022). "No decision about air conditioning at Roebourne Prison, as another summer of heatwaves looms". ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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