❓ A WA parliamentary question examines prisoner transfer numbers, distances, and cancellations, revealing a decrease in transfers and a significant cancellation rate by the contractor in 2006-07.
AnsweredQoN 3097Legislative Assembly
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(a) how many prisoner transfers were made in each year from 2001–2002 to 2006–2007;
(b) what is the average length of each prisoner transfer in:
(i) kilometres; and
(ii) minutes;
(c) given the increase in total prisoner numbers from 3,443 in 2005–2006 to 3,622 in 2006–2007, why were prisoner transfers for hospital admissions lower in 2006–2007 than in the previous year; and
(d) what percentage of prisoner transfers for medical appointments in 2006–2007 were cancelled by the contractor?
(b) what is the average length of each prisoner transfer in:
(i) kilometres; and
(ii) minutes;
(c) given the increase in total prisoner numbers from 3,443 in 2005–2006 to 3,622 in 2006–2007, why were prisoner transfers for hospital admissions lower in 2006–2007 than in the previous year; and
(d) what percentage of prisoner transfers for medical appointments in 2006–2007 were cancelled by the contractor?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 March 2008
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
22 days
a) 2001-02 :58,641
2002-03 :54,650
2003-04 :58,925
2004-05 :54,567
2005-06 :47,192
2006-07 :40,148
Transfers include:
(i) Medicals;
(ii) Inter prison transfers;
(iii) Prison to court and return;
(iv) Funerals; and
(v) Lockup clearances.
Note: Minimum Security Prisons (Wooroloo, Karnet and Boronia) commenced providing their own services for medicals, funerals, court and some inter prison transfers from 2005-06.
(b) It is not possible to accurately calculate this information due to the variable number of prisoners transported for each trip. In the first six years of the contract (up to 30 July 2007) the total number of kilometres travelled by the contractor was 13,736,050, the total contractor staff hours were 912,210 and the total number of prisoner transfers was 314,123.
(c) The decrease in numbers for this period is largely due to:
(i) There were fewer prisoners requiring hospitalisation; and
(ii) The contractor experiencing staff shortages resulting in cancelled appointments.
(d) 20.60% (911) of medical appointments were cancelled by the contractor in 2006-07."
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2002-03 :54,650
2003-04 :58,925
2004-05 :54,567
2005-06 :47,192
2006-07 :40,148
Transfers include:
(i) Medicals;
(ii) Inter prison transfers;
(iii) Prison to court and return;
(iv) Funerals; and
(v) Lockup clearances.
Note: Minimum Security Prisons (Wooroloo, Karnet and Boronia) commenced providing their own services for medicals, funerals, court and some inter prison transfers from 2005-06.
(b) It is not possible to accurately calculate this information due to the variable number of prisoners transported for each trip. In the first six years of the contract (up to 30 July 2007) the total number of kilometres travelled by the contractor was 13,736,050, the total contractor staff hours were 912,210 and the total number of prisoner transfers was 314,123.
(c) The decrease in numbers for this period is largely due to:
(i) There were fewer prisoners requiring hospitalisation; and
(ii) The contractor experiencing staff shortages resulting in cancelled appointments.
(d) 20.60% (911) of medical appointments were cancelled by the contractor in 2006-07."
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