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Proposal To Travel

Estimates and Financial Operations Committee (1989 - 2001)· 25 November 1998general_report

This 1998 WA parliamentary committee report proposes a study trip to the UK, Netherlands, Germany, and USA to investigate alternative sanctions to imprisonment, the role of external auditors in prisons, recidivism reduction strategies, and approaches to drug-dependent prisoners. The committee highlights concerns about prison overcrowding, rising costs, and the disproportionate imprisonment of Aboriginal people.

Impact

The report aims to inform Parliament and the public about alternative strategies for the WA prison system, potentially influencing policy and resource allocation. It directly affects prisoners, prison staff, the Ministry of Justice, and the wider community.

justicepublic_sectorprison overcrowdingrecidivismalternative sanctionsdrug-dependent prisonersexternal auditorindependent inspectorateAboriginal imprisonmentprison costscriminal justice

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