❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding prisoner Excell's pre-release program, home leave, and notification of the Attorney General's decision on parole. The Attorney General provides details on the program, its termination, and security rating, but declines to table the program.
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With regard to prisoner Excell - (1) What was his pre-release program? Will the minister table it? (2) What stage had he reached in that program? (3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(1) What was his pre-release program? Will the minister table it? (2) What stage had he reached in that program? (3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(2) What stage had he reached in that program? (3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family
(c) the prisoner’s family
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(6) (a)-(c) No.
(1) What was his pre-release program? Will the minister table it? (2) What stage had he reached in that program? (3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(2) What stage had he reached in that program? (3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(3) Did that involve home leave? If so, for what length was he allowed to stay in the community each week? (4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(4) Has his home leave now been terminated and, if so, when and by whom? (5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(5) What is his current prison and security rating? (6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(6) Were (a) the victim; (b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family told of the Attorney General’s decision to reject the Parole Board recommendation before the Press was told? Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(b) the prisoner; and (c) the prisoner’s family
(c) the prisoner’s family
Hon NICK GRIFFITHS replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. The Attorney General has provided the following response - (1) Mr Excell’s pre-release program is an individual management plan consisting of, among other things, maintaining good work and behaviour standards, home leave, a viable parole plan, and departmental reports and assessments by the sex offender treatment unit. The program will not be tabled. (2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(2) Mr Excell had completed the program. (3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(3) The pre-release program involved home leave. Home leave progressed from 12 hours a month to 12 hours a fortnight and then from 12 hours a week to 12 hours twice a week and then increased to 36 hours a week. This is the normal schedule set by legislation and departmental policy. (4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(4) Mr Excell’s home leave was terminated immediately upon notification of the Attorney General’s decision to not grant parole. The decision was effected by the manager of parole release and was communicated to prison management staff. (5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(5) Mr Excell is currently imprisoned at Casuarina Prison and is rated as a medium security prisoner. (6) (a)-(c) No.
(6) (a)-(c) No.
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