The Department of Corrective Services (DCS) is a corrective services organisation which provides support to the justice system and the community of Western Australia by ensuring the security and safety of the community, staff and those in the Department's care. The Department of Corrective Services core focus are on the security of detainees and prisoners in correctional facilities and offenders on community based orders; the safety of our people; the safety of offenders, detainees and prisoners; rehabilitation.
The Department of Corrective Services has the following five divisions: Office of Reform, Adult Justice Services, Youth Justice Services, Corporate Support, Operational Support.
On 1st July 2017, the Department of Corrective Services amalgamated with the Department of Attorney General to form the new Department of Justice.
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NEW ROLE: Brad Royce, Commissioner | 25 Oct 2023 |
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NEW ROLE: Paul Papalia, Minister for Corrective Services | 08 Jun 2023 |
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NEWS: Tagged in Prisoners raise the bar on work skills | 21 Jul 2022 |
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NEW ROLE: Bill Johnston, Minister for Corrective Services | 18 Mar 2021 |
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NEW ROLE: Tony Hassall, Commissioner | 12 Oct 2020 |
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Corrective Services Commissioner James McMahon has been appointed chair of a newly formed nine-member Youth Justice Board to strengthen the state government’s commitment to steer young people away from crime.
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Federal and state electoral boundary redistributions can cause havoc in party ranks.
The state government has selected Sodexo as preferred operator of its new women’s prison, adding to a string of big contract wins in Western Australia by the global facilities management company.
Developer Sirona Capital says it is keen to build on and enhance the fabric of Fremantle, after the state government confirmed it would shift three agencies to the port city today, paving the way for a $250 million-plus redevelopment of King’s Square.
James McMahon has resigned after three years at the helm of the Department of Corrective Services.
Corrective Services Minister Fran Logan says he has put private prison operator Sodexo on notice over repeated contract breaches, and claims the Melaleuca women's jail is so poorly run that lawyers visiting inmates feel unsafe there.
Six female prison officers, who either quit or were sacked from Acacia Prison in Wooroloo WA for having "inappropriate relationships" with inmates, have been referred to the Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission.
Contractor Sodexo will exit a loss-making contract running Melaleuca female prison in April, about four years after the facility opened, following a December agreement for the government to take over operations.
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A growing number of companies are tapping into a pool of workers keen to learn and contribute.
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Commissioner
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2023 | |
Minister for Corrective Services
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2023 |
| Name | Position | Year Started | Year Ended |
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Minister for Corrective Services
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2021 | 2023 | |
Acting Commissioner, Commissioner since 2022
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2020 | 2023 | |
Commissioner
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2017 | 2020 | |
Assistant Commissioner
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2019 | 2020 | |
Director of Performance, Assurance & Risk
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2016 | 2019 | |
Director, Human Resources
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2014 | 2018 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Executive Director since 2017
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2015 | 2018 | |
Member, Boronia Community Engagement & Advisory Committee
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2014 | 2017 | |
Principal Director, Special Projects
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2014 | 2017 | |
Deputy Commissioner
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2015 | 2017 | |
Commissioner
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2013 | 2017 | |
Director of Standards & Review, Assistant Project Director of Health since 2017
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2016 | 2017 | |
Minister for Corrective Services
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2013 | 2017 | |
Project Director
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2016 | 2017 | |
Assistant Director, Offender Programs
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2016 | 2016 | |
Senior Executive Management
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2003 | 2015 | |
Mediation Officer, Victim-Offender Mediation Unit
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2013 | 2015 | |
Contract Manager, Private Prisons
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2011 | 2015 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Professional Standards
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2009 | 2014 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Finance & Infrastructure (since 2013)
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2006 | 2014 | |
Assistant Commissioner
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2004 | 2014 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Custodial Services; Acting Deputy Commissioner, Adult Justice
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2008 | 2014 | |
Assistant Commissioner
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2012 | 2014 | |
Acting Commissioner
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2013 | 2014 | |
Deputy Commissioner, Acting Commissioner since 2013
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2006 | 2013 | |
Commissioner
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2006 | 2013 | |
Deputy Commissioner
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2006 | 2013 | |
Director for the North, Adult Community Corrections
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2010 | 2012 | |
Director, Integrity
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2010 | 2012 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Offender Management & Professional Development
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2011 | 2011 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Youth Justice Services
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2011 | ||
Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management & Professional Development
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2006 | 2011 | |
Publications Officer
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2007 | 2011 | |
Director, Offender Services
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2008 | 2011 | |
Director, Stategy & Executive Services
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2010 | ||
Project Manager
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2006 | 2010 | |
Deputy Commissioner, Adult Custodial Services
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2010 | ||
Assistant Commissioner
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2010 | ||
Senior Management Executive
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2000 | 2009 | |
Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management & Professional Development
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2008 | ||
Director, Security Services
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2008 | 2008 | |
Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management & Professional Development
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2007 | ||
Deputy Commissioner, Adult Custodial Services
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2006 | 2007 | |
Assistant Comissioner & Director, Corporate Support
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1998 | 2007 | |
Manager, Aboriginal Visitors Scheme
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2006 | 2006 | |
Assistant Commissioner, Adult & Juvenile Community Corrections
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2005 | 2006 | |
Superintendent, Hakea Prison
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2004 | 2005 | |
Community Corrections Officer
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2002 | 2003 | |
Chief Executive
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Assistant Commissioner, Policy & Strategy
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Media Coordinator
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Deputy Commissioner, Community & Youth Justice
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