This inspection examined the management of people in custody under arrangements which restrict their time out of cells and isolate them from other inmates. These arrangements include:
- segregation
- protective custody
- separation
- confinement
- assessment cells
We examined records from a sample of eight correctional centres pertaining to their use of the procedures examined by this review -
- Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre
- Silverwater Women’s Correctional Centre
- Parklea Correctional Centre
- Clarence Correctional Centre
- Mid North Coast Correctional Centre
- Metropolitan Special Programs Centre
- Dillwynia Correctional Centre
- Geoffrey Pearce Correctional Centre
The Inspector made 33 recommendations in this report.
The Review of segregation and other measures which confine and separate prisoners (PDF, 4.1 MB) report was tabled in NSW Parliament and published in March 2026. The media release for this report can be found here. (PDF, 76.2 KB)
