Mr Papalia questions the Mental Health Minister regarding the number of mentally ill prisoners entering the system under recent law enforcement policies. The question goes unanswered, with a vague reference to a future mental health strategy.

AnsweredQoN 702Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 September 2009
Portfolio
Mental Health

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PRISONS — MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
I have a supplementary question. How many of the 750 prisoners who have entered the system since December last year under the minister’s watch and “Crackdown” Johnson’s tough line on law and order are mentally ill patients? Dr G.G. JACOBS

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This side of the house recognises the comorbidities with people who are in custody. We will address those issues in the WA mental health strategy for reform in Western Australia. The SPEAKER : Members, with respect to supplementary questions, and specifically that particular question, member for Warnbro, it is not an opportunity to deliver an opinion or any other piece of information. It is simply an opportunity to ask another question following on from the information you might or might not have received to the initial question.
Dr G.G. JACOBS replied: This side of the house recognises the comorbidities with people who are in custody. We will address those issues in the WA mental health strategy for reform in Western Australia. The SPEAKER : Members, with respect to supplementary questions, and specifically that particular question, member for Warnbro, it is not an opportunity to deliver an opinion or any other piece of information. It is simply an opportunity to ask another question following on from the information you might or might not have received to the initial question.
This side of the house recognises the comorbidities with people who are in custody. We will address those issues in the WA mental health strategy for reform in Western Australia. The SPEAKER : Members, with respect to supplementary questions, and specifically that particular question, member for Warnbro, it is not an opportunity to deliver an opinion or any other piece of information. It is simply an opportunity to ask another question following on from the information you might or might not have received to the initial question.
The SPEAKER : Members, with respect to supplementary questions, and specifically that particular question, member for Warnbro, it is not an opportunity to deliver an opinion or any other piece of information. It is simply an opportunity to ask another question following on from the information you might or might not have received to the initial question.

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