❓ A parliamentary question regarding investments in prison infrastructure and rehabilitation programs, followed by a detailed response highlighting increased funding and program participation under the Liberal-National government compared to the previous Labor government.
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PRISONS — INFRASTRUCTURE AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
Can the minister please advise what investments the Liberal–National government has made in prison infrastructure and rehabilitation programs to stop the revolving door of crime that was inherited from the previous Labor government? Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 77(1)(b). I drew your attention to it in relation to the member for Jandakot’s question, but these questions full of argument, allegations, inference, imputation and epithets need to be brought into line. The SPEAKER : Minister for Corrective Services. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.T. REDMAN
Can the minister please advise what investments the Liberal–National government has made in prison infrastructure and rehabilitation programs to stop the revolving door of crime that was inherited from the previous Labor government? Point of Order Mr M. McGOWAN : Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 77(1)(b). I drew your attention to it in relation to the member for Jandakot’s question, but these questions full of argument, allegations, inference, imputation and epithets need to be brought into line. The SPEAKER : Minister for Corrective Services. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question and certainly for his passion for keeping homes, families, streets and the community safe. There is little doubt that, when it comes to law and order, the Liberal–National government believes in being tough on crime and on the causes of crime. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The SPEAKER : Minister for Corrective Services. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question and certainly for his passion for keeping homes, families, streets and the community safe. There is little doubt that, when it comes to law and order, the Liberal–National government believes in being tough on crime and on the causes of crime. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question and certainly for his passion for keeping homes, families, streets and the community safe. There is little doubt that, when it comes to law and order, the Liberal–National government believes in being tough on crime and on the causes of crime. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The SPEAKER : Minister for Corrective Services. Questions without Notice Resumed Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question and certainly for his passion for keeping homes, families, streets and the community safe. There is little doubt that, when it comes to law and order, the Liberal–National government believes in being tough on crime and on the causes of crime. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
I thank the member for Mount Lawley for his question and certainly for his passion for keeping homes, families, streets and the community safe. There is little doubt that, when it comes to law and order, the Liberal–National government believes in being tough on crime and on the causes of crime. Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Several members interjected. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Absolutely! The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The Liberal–National government believes in reforming criminals and not just warehousing criminals, and I think our actions speak louder than words. We inherited from the previous government a prison system in decay; we also inherited a prison system that was heading towards overcrowding. A significant proportion of the prison population were not partaking in prison programs. Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The SPEAKER : Some members might not necessarily like the questions that are asked in this place; I at least would like to be able to hear the answer that the minister is giving, so I am going to quite politely ask for a little less interjecting at this stage, so that I might hear the minister’s answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Certainly one of the consequences of being tougher on crime is that more criminals are sent to jail; hence, we are simply removing the wrongdoers from our community and giving them a chance to reform and rehabilitate. Let us look at the measures of that. In 2007–08, under the previous government, the daily average adult prison population was 3 802; under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, the daily average adult prison population was 4 633. That is 831 criminals, on any given day, who are not out on the streets, reoffending. It is probably no surprise that, in response to the question to the Attorney General earlier, being tougher on crime results in a few more people in prison and fewer assaults on people in the community, and the community has certainly strongly called for that response from this government. We have also put a strong focus on rehabilitation in the prison system. When we look at the number of offenders participating in the programs we have in the system, in 2007–08 under Labor there were 766 offenders completing prison programs. Under the Liberal–National government in 2010–11, there were 1 778 offenders completing prison programs. That is on top of the significant investment under the royalties for regions — Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr F.M. Logan interjected. The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
The SPEAKER : Member for Cockburn, I formally call you to order for the first time today. If you might keep silent for 15 seconds, I would appreciate it; I am not going to time it, though! Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : That is on top of the very, very successful rollout of the regional youth justice program in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, where $44 million of royalties for regions funding has been provided from 2010–11 to 2013–14, and hopefully that will have a result similar to the results in the Mid West and Goldfields in terms of the injection of an early intervention and diversionary strategy. It is also important, in response to the significant decline in the quality of our prisons, that we made significant capital investments. There is a $655 million program in the current budget, which we can compare with the 2007–08 Labor budget of $53.8 million. The 2010–11 figure for the Liberal–National government is $165.5 million, which is a 207 per cent increase in resources into our infrastructure. A number of the issues that have been raised during debate on the Inspector of Custodial Services Amendment Bill, which is currently before the house, are issues that this government is responding to. Part of that is about the capital works program and part is about responding to appropriate rehabilitation within our system to ensure that we can, over time, reduce the recidivism rate so that our communities stay safe.
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