Prison Bed Capacity Program
Over recent years Roger has undertaken many project and program Gateway Reviews on the Prison Bed Capacity Program (PBCP).
The primary aim of the Program was to provide additional capacity across the NSW prison network in response to high growth caused by bail and policing changes which had resulted in increased use of ‘high’ and ‘extreme high’ risk beds and significant operational inefficiencies across the NSW prison system.
The Program was also aimed to respond to forecast growth in inmate numbers in the short and medium term. The Program, comprised of 14 discrete projects, delivered 6,074 additional beds on time and within the $3.8billion combined capex and opex budget. This enabled the asset owner, Corrective Services NSW (CSNSW), to close in the order of 2000 extreme high risk and high risk beds, as well as decommission approximately 500 obsolete beds in aged infrastructure.
As the PBCP progressed towards completion in 2020, it allowed CSNSW to commence a follow-on Prison Bed Capacity Adjustment Program (PBCAP) to plan and implement the decommissioning of non fit-for-purpose cells and progress the development of the hub and spoke model for the NSW prison network in accordance with the Corrective Service Infrastructure Strategy.
Beyond this additional bed capacity, the PBCP has delivered expanded programs and industry infrastructure to support CSNSW’s aims for improved rehabilitation and reintegration outcomes