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Directorate: Custodial Corrections
Division: Corrective Services NSW
The accessibility of custodial facilities are to be reviewed to ensure inmates with disability are able to access to educational and program supports that can improve their life prospects on release.
Focus Area:
Reduce Reoffending - The project will increase the number of offenders engaging in education, programs and potentially employment. It will do this by ensuring offenders can access these locations.
Increase support for offenders with complex needs - A comprehensive review of accessibility spaces within CSNSW Correctional Centre’s will assist with offender placements. Offender mobility needs can be accomodated in appropriate cell placements.
The project will reduce cost in terms of transferring offenders to different correctional centres.
One in five people in the community have a disability according to the Australian Government data published on 03 September 2019.
CSNSW has 11.66% of offenders in custody with a disability. This figure may increase as the offender population changes. Correctional Centres currently face challenges in identifying appropriate cell and program/education access.
Visitors to Correctional Centres, face challenges accessing the Correctional Centre. Staff may also experience environmental challenges in some instances. A review of accessibility areas will mitigate these risks.
The strategy supports an inclusive environment for all offenders.
Current Status: Completed
Date: June 2023
Status Notes:
Project initiation
Consultation with RR PMO
Engaged JHFMHN OT
Actions/Planned actions 2021
Engage Justice Infastructure for specifications
In consultation with Custodial Corrections - develop Project Plan and business case.
Pilot site MSPC and LBH
Phase 2 - Franics Greenway Complex
Activities/evidence/milestones to May 2021
Stakeholder Meeting with Occupational Therapist, Justice Health Forensic Mental Health Network and Project Management Office - November 2020
Liasion with Project Management Office - November 2020
In development - Project Plan
Stakeholder consultation with Cultural and Lingustic Diverse Manager, Principal Women's Advisor and Manager Aboriginal Strategy and Policy Unit
June 2022
Engaged with DCJ Infrastructure. Stage on of project underway auditing plans and updating naming conventions for consistency
22 Feb 2024