❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the number of incarcerated individuals with serious mental illness, and the availability of community and custodial accommodation for this population. The response highlights existing programs and limitations in data collection.
AnsweredQoN 6160Legislative Council
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(1) How many people with serious mental illness are currently incarcerated?
(2) What community accommodation is available for people with serious mental illness who have a history of criminal offence(s) resulting in incarceration in prison?
(3) What custodial accommodation is available for people with serious mental illness who are convicted of a crime and sentenced to a period of incarceration?
(4) What community accommodation is available for people with serious mental illness who have criminal convictions?
(2) What community accommodation is available for people with serious mental illness who have a history of criminal offence(s) resulting in incarceration in prison?
(3) What custodial accommodation is available for people with serious mental illness who are convicted of a crime and sentenced to a period of incarceration?
(4) What community accommodation is available for people with serious mental illness who have criminal convictions?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 May 2008
Responded by
Minister for Employment Protection representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
35 days
(1) Departmental databases do not collect information consistent with the member's definition. However, at Thursday 16
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April 2008, according to Total Offender Management System (TOMS) there were 804 offenders with a psychiatric alert out of a prison population of 3717. This equates to approximately 22% of the population.
(2) With respect to sentenced prisoners with serious mental illness who are being released from prison, the following applies:
The Department of Corrective Services has in place two programs which provide transitional accommodation services to prisoners including prisoners with mental illness. These are:
1. Transitional Accommodation and Support Services (TASS) which provides support and accommodation to prisoners and their families to help settle them back into the community; and
2. Short Term and Emergency Accommodation (STEA) which provides newly released offenders who have no accommodation with access to housing stock under the direct management of the Service Provider to reduce the likelihood of re-offending.
(3) Seriously mentally ill prisoners are transferred to the Frankland Unit where their illness is treated until they can be returned to normal prison accommodation. Prison medical facilities are used to accommodate less seriously ill prisoners who need additional supervision.
(4)The answer to this question falls outside the Department of Corrective Services' jurisdiction.
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April 2008, according to Total Offender Management System (TOMS) there were 804 offenders with a psychiatric alert out of a prison population of 3717. This equates to approximately 22% of the population.
(2) With respect to sentenced prisoners with serious mental illness who are being released from prison, the following applies:
The Department of Corrective Services has in place two programs which provide transitional accommodation services to prisoners including prisoners with mental illness. These are:
1. Transitional Accommodation and Support Services (TASS) which provides support and accommodation to prisoners and their families to help settle them back into the community; and
2. Short Term and Emergency Accommodation (STEA) which provides newly released offenders who have no accommodation with access to housing stock under the direct management of the Service Provider to reduce the likelihood of re-offending.
(3) Seriously mentally ill prisoners are transferred to the Frankland Unit where their illness is treated until they can be returned to normal prison accommodation. Prison medical facilities are used to accommodate less seriously ill prisoners who need additional supervision.
(4)The answer to this question falls outside the Department of Corrective Services' jurisdiction.
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