Pardelup Prison Farm is an Australian minimum-security prison located on a 2,600-hectare (6,425-acre) mixed farming operation 27 kilometres (17 mi) west of Mount Barker, Western Australia.[1] The prison is unique to the region, with its focus on providing constructive work for prisoners to help to reintegrate into the community.[2]
The site was originally the home of Andrew Muir (1802–1874), a district pioneer and flour-miller, and became a prison farm in 1927.[1]
A work camp of the same name commenced in June 2002, initially accommodating 12 prisoners, and provides services to the Shire of Plantagenet. It was reopened as a prison farm in 2010[3] and has a capacity of 84 minimum security prisoners.[1]
In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, prisoners made 100 simple desks over two weeks for children who were having to study at home due to school closures, under Superintendent Jodi Miller.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Pardelup Prison Farm".
- ^ a b Bennett, Mark (4 May 2020). "WA Police donate supplies and prisoner-made desks for children homeschooling during COVID-19 pandemic". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Fears prison overcrowding to remain". 4 March 2010.
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