❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding average out-of-cell hours and lockdown occurrences at various WA prisons during 2017-18 and 2018-19. The response provides detailed data on these metrics for each facility.
AnsweredQoN 5703Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Department of Justice Annual Report 2018-19, page 182, the key performance indicator of “Average out of cell hours – Adult,” and I ask: (a) What was the average of adult out of cell hours during 2018-19 at the following facilities: (i) Acacia Prison; (ii) Albany Regional Prison; (iii) Bandyup Women’s Prison; (iv) Broome Regional Prison; (v) Bunbury Regional Prison; (vi) Casuarina Prison; (vii) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison; (viii) Greenough Regional Prison; (ix) Hakea Prison; (x) Karnet Prison Farm; (xi) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility; (xii) Pardelup Prison Farm; (xiii) Roebourne Regional Prison; (xiv) West Kimberley Regional Prison; and (xv) Wooroloo Regional Prison; (b) What was the average of adult out of cell hours during 2017-18 at the facilities listed in (a); (c) How many lock downs occurred at the facilities listed in (a), during: (i) 2018-19; and (ii) 2017-18; and (d) In relation to (c), how much time did lock downs total for each facility, during: (i) 2018-19; and (ii) 2017-18?
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Answered
26 November 2019
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
7 days
Questions (a) and (b)
Question (a)
Question (b)
2018-19
Average out of cell hours per prisoner per day
2017-18
Average out of cell hours per prisoner per day
(i) Acacia
11.17
12.41
(ii) Albany
9.49
9.94
(iii) Bandyup
9.00
10.33
(iv) Broome
13.08
13.67
(v) Bunbury
12.56
12.55
(vi) Casuarina
9.83
11.23
(vii) Eastern Goldfields
10.35
10.64
(viii) Greenough
10.38
10.91
(ix) Hakea
10.04
10.22
(x) Karnet
17.00
17.00
(xi) Melaleuca
10.14
10.43
(xii)Pardelup
17.00
17.00
(xiii) Roebourne
11.83
11.83
(xiv) West Kimberley
10.16
11.34
(xv) Wooroloo
15.57
15.57
Question (c) (i) and (ii) - The number of lockdowns is the total number of lockdowns within all units or locations for each facility during the respective period.
Please note lockdowns are recorded when prisoners are confined to their cell/unit/cottage/wing during meal times, staff development activities, staff meetings, or to restore good order. The number of lockdowns in 2018-2019 has increased due to implementation of improved recording of lockdowns during normal hours.
Question (c) (i)
Question (c) (ii)
2018-19
Number of lockdowns
2017-18
Number of lockdowns
(i) Acacia
9,113
328
(ii) Albany
1,458
834
(iii) Bandyup
3,797
1,603
(iv) Broome
668
272
(v) Bunbury
402
400
(vi) Casuarina
6,176
2,133
(vii) Eastern Goldfields
2,408
1,988
(viii) Greenough
1,650
2,541
(ix) Hakea
3,834
3,170
(x) Karnet
0
0
(xi) Melaleuca
464
72
(xii)Pardelup
0
0
(xiii) Roebourne
61
97
(xiv) West Kimberley
1,616
383
(xv) Wooroloo
0
0
Question (d) (i) and (ii)
Please note this includes all lockdowns and associated hours except for the regular overnight lockdown of prisoners. The figures refer to the total prisoner lockdown hours which is calculated by multiplying the number of prisoners in the location by the duration of the lockdown (in hours) and summing the respective figures for each facility.
Question (d) (i)
Question (d) (ii)
2018-19
Total prisoner lockdown hours
2017-18
Total prisoner lockdown hours
(i) Acacia
717,578.88
23,213.58
(ii) Albany
206,943.50
135,834.50
(iii) Bandyup
208,968.22
66,047.00
(iv) Broome
12,119.20
5,196.88
(v) Bunbury
40,119.55
37,440.67
(vi) Casuarina
484,303.45
150,181.40
(vii) Eastern Goldfields
161,594.20
126,190.67
(viii) Greenough
119,235.60
118,966.82
(ix) Hakea
509,253.85
393,598.25
(x) Karnet
0.00
0.00
(xi) Melaleuca
30,671.40
5,788.20
(xii)Pardelup
0.00
0.00
(xiii) Roebourne
2,051.68
1,888.53
(xiv) West Kimberley
118,674.15
28,126.52
(xv) Wooroloo
0.00
0.00
Question (a)
Question (b)
2018-19
Average out of cell hours per prisoner per day
2017-18
Average out of cell hours per prisoner per day
(i) Acacia
11.17
12.41
(ii) Albany
9.49
9.94
(iii) Bandyup
9.00
10.33
(iv) Broome
13.08
13.67
(v) Bunbury
12.56
12.55
(vi) Casuarina
9.83
11.23
(vii) Eastern Goldfields
10.35
10.64
(viii) Greenough
10.38
10.91
(ix) Hakea
10.04
10.22
(x) Karnet
17.00
17.00
(xi) Melaleuca
10.14
10.43
(xii)Pardelup
17.00
17.00
(xiii) Roebourne
11.83
11.83
(xiv) West Kimberley
10.16
11.34
(xv) Wooroloo
15.57
15.57
Question (c) (i) and (ii) - The number of lockdowns is the total number of lockdowns within all units or locations for each facility during the respective period.
Please note lockdowns are recorded when prisoners are confined to their cell/unit/cottage/wing during meal times, staff development activities, staff meetings, or to restore good order. The number of lockdowns in 2018-2019 has increased due to implementation of improved recording of lockdowns during normal hours.
Question (c) (i)
Question (c) (ii)
2018-19
Number of lockdowns
2017-18
Number of lockdowns
(i) Acacia
9,113
328
(ii) Albany
1,458
834
(iii) Bandyup
3,797
1,603
(iv) Broome
668
272
(v) Bunbury
402
400
(vi) Casuarina
6,176
2,133
(vii) Eastern Goldfields
2,408
1,988
(viii) Greenough
1,650
2,541
(ix) Hakea
3,834
3,170
(x) Karnet
0
0
(xi) Melaleuca
464
72
(xii)Pardelup
0
0
(xiii) Roebourne
61
97
(xiv) West Kimberley
1,616
383
(xv) Wooroloo
0
0
Question (d) (i) and (ii)
Please note this includes all lockdowns and associated hours except for the regular overnight lockdown of prisoners. The figures refer to the total prisoner lockdown hours which is calculated by multiplying the number of prisoners in the location by the duration of the lockdown (in hours) and summing the respective figures for each facility.
Question (d) (i)
Question (d) (ii)
2018-19
Total prisoner lockdown hours
2017-18
Total prisoner lockdown hours
(i) Acacia
717,578.88
23,213.58
(ii) Albany
206,943.50
135,834.50
(iii) Bandyup
208,968.22
66,047.00
(iv) Broome
12,119.20
5,196.88
(v) Bunbury
40,119.55
37,440.67
(vi) Casuarina
484,303.45
150,181.40
(vii) Eastern Goldfields
161,594.20
126,190.67
(viii) Greenough
119,235.60
118,966.82
(ix) Hakea
509,253.85
393,598.25
(x) Karnet
0.00
0.00
(xi) Melaleuca
30,671.40
5,788.20
(xii)Pardelup
0.00
0.00
(xiii) Roebourne
2,051.68
1,888.53
(xiv) West Kimberley
118,674.15
28,126.52
(xv) Wooroloo
0.00
0.00
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