Serco signs new seven-year contract in Australia
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Monday 18 Mar 2019
(Sharecast News) - Serco has signed a seven-year, AUD115m contract with the South Australian Government to operate and manage a remand centre for its department for correctional services.
As part of the contract with the Adelaide Remand Centre (ARC), which can be extended by up to five years, transition of the facility will begin immediately.
ARC currently accommodates up to 274 remand prisoners and the facility will be upgraded as part of the contract with an increase in total possible occupancy.
Under the contract, Serco will also develop and implement a purpose-designed remand strategy with a focus on safety and security, together with managing and preparing prisoners for release or relocation. The strategy supports South Australia\'s target to reduce reoffending by 10% in the State.
Serco will be working with a range of partner organisations to support the delivery of the strategy. This includes services such as relapse prevention, court advocacy, treatment services and holistic family support.
Chief executive Rupert Soames said: \"We are very pleased to have been chosen by the South Australian Government to manage Adelaide Remand Centre and deliver these very important services. The contract expands what is traditionally undertaken in remand and focusses on providing a broad range of reintegration support services to all prisoners from the very start of the process.
\"In developing our solution, we have drawn on our extensive experience operating correctional facilities within the Australian criminal justice system, as well as in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and will deliver straightforward interventions that deliver long lasting and positive effects.\"
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