❓ A WA parliamentary question regarding the activities of prisoner work gangs in the Perth metropolitan area and the Minister's summary of the Attorney General's report detailing their community contributions.
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I refer to the establishment last year of prisoner work gangs. Could the minister please provide this House with a brief report on the extent to which these groups have been active in assisting the local community in the Perth metropolitan area? Mr PRINCE
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I cannot provide the House with a brief report as the Attorney General has given me a three-and-a-half-page answer; however, I will summarise it. Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr PRINCE replied: I cannot provide the House with a brief report as the Attorney General has given me a three-and-a-half-page answer; however, I will summarise it. Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
I cannot provide the House with a brief report as the Attorney General has given me a three-and-a-half-page answer; however, I will summarise it. Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
[See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr PRINCE replied: I cannot provide the House with a brief report as the Attorney General has given me a three-and-a-half-page answer; however, I will summarise it. Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
I cannot provide the House with a brief report as the Attorney General has given me a three-and-a-half-page answer; however, I will summarise it. Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Throughout 1999-2000, there has been an increased focus on the reparative value of the work prisoners undertake in the metropolitan area. Under the provisions of section 94 of the Prisons Act, prisoners from the three minimum security prisons - Wooroloo Prison Farm, Karnet Prison Farm and Nyandi - have been involved on significant projects while on day work parties. Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Wooroloo has a very active program and participants have helped with the Parkerville Amphitheatre, the Mundaring golf club, the BMX track at Glen Forrest and the Wooroloo and Werribee pony clubs, and cleaned up some barbecue areas near Lake Leschenaultia. They have also helped the Department of Conservation and Land Management with a number of projects. Inmates at Karnet have helped with the cutting of tracks and walking trails around Jarrahdale, the restoration of cemeteries at Jarrahdale and Serpentine and the post office building at Jarrahdale and Clean Up Australia Day, as well as a number of other things. The prisoners at Nyandi tend to help more with the personal side of things and many of them work at the nearby Swan Cottage Homes, helping elderly residents with domestic tasks such as cooking, cleaning and gardening. Some of the other places at which they help on a daily or weekly basis are the Riding for the Disabled Association of Western Australia, the Zonta House women’s refuge and Herbarium WA. Nyandi prisoners also participated in Clean Up Australia Day. These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
These offenders are making an intensely practical contribution to the local communities as part of their rehabilitation. The law and order debate tends to focus on the apprehension and punishment of the criminal; however, the rehabilitative aspects should never be lost or forgotten. It is a key component of the Government’s commitment to law and order and a great deal of work is being done in this area that is of benefit to, and appreciated by, the immediate community. Point of Order Mr BROWN: I ask that the minister table the document from which he was reading. Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
Mr PRINCE: Certainly. [See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
[See paper No 170.] Questions without Notice Resumed
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