❓ Shadow Minister Logan questions Minister Redman about security incidents at Acacia Prison, including a prisoner on the roof and a mobile phone leading to staff injuries. Redman acknowledges the incidents but lacks specific details, promising to provide them later.
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ACACIA PRISON — INCIDENTS
I draw the minister’s attention to incidents at Acacia Prison on Wednesday, 2 March, and Thursday, 3 March. (1) Can the minister explain to the house why a prisoner was able to gain access to and remain for some time on the roof of a building at Acacia Prison? I assume he was not repairing it or sunbaking. (2) Can the minister tell the house how many times prisoners have been able to gain access to the roofs of Acacia Prison in the last 12 months? (3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN
I draw the minister’s attention to incidents at Acacia Prison on Wednesday, 2 March, and Thursday, 3 March. (1) Can the minister explain to the house why a prisoner was able to gain access to and remain for some time on the roof of a building at Acacia Prison? I assume he was not repairing it or sunbaking. (2) Can the minister tell the house how many times prisoners have been able to gain access to the roofs of Acacia Prison in the last 12 months? (3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN
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I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(1) Can the minister explain to the house why a prisoner was able to gain access to and remain for some time on the roof of a building at Acacia Prison? I assume he was not repairing it or sunbaking. (2) Can the minister tell the house how many times prisoners have been able to gain access to the roofs of Acacia Prison in the last 12 months? (3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(2) Can the minister tell the house how many times prisoners have been able to gain access to the roofs of Acacia Prison in the last 12 months? (3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(1) Can the minister explain to the house why a prisoner was able to gain access to and remain for some time on the roof of a building at Acacia Prison? I assume he was not repairing it or sunbaking. (2) Can the minister tell the house how many times prisoners have been able to gain access to the roofs of Acacia Prison in the last 12 months? (3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(2) Can the minister tell the house how many times prisoners have been able to gain access to the roofs of Acacia Prison in the last 12 months? (3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(3) Can the minister explain to the house how a prisoner came to have a mobile phone in his cell and how its retrieval led to the assault and hospitalisation of three prison staff? Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN replied: I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
I thank the member for the question—the first from him in his position as the shadow Minister for Corrective Services. (1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
(1)–(3) A whole range of incidents in corrective services, quite rightly, come across my desk to keep me informed about where things are at on issues that might be considered to be critical within the corrective services portfolio. On the issue that the member raised, I am aware of the broad details of it. The member asked a question about the number of people who have been in those sorts of situations over the past 12 months. I am not aware of that number, but I am happy to find out for the member and present that information to him. I also do not have a level of knowledge about how a mobile phone would come to be in the possession of a prisoner, but I highlight that a part of the whole range of briefings that I have had since taking on the ministry is to get an understanding of the processes that are in place. I have regular meetings with the Commissioner of the Department of Corrective Services to talk about the processes that the department has in place to respond to the critical incidents that it raises with me on a whole range of fronts. These incidents happen with a certain amount of regularity, and it is important that I am kept informed about that. Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : You could have cut it short and just said you didn’t know. Just keep it short. Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I am aware of the circumstances, but the member asked for a level of detail that I am not aware of, and that is a level of detail that I am going to provide to him on notice. When we are dealing with the 4 600 or so prisoners in Western Australia, incidents happen in prisons on a fairly regular basis. Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Several members interjected Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : I think this government — Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Several members interjected. The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : I am sure the member for Cockburn wants to hear the answer to the question. Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr F.M. Logan : I am trying to. The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
The SPEAKER : Yes, you are trying to, and I am trying to as well, member for Cockburn, but I am unable to hear the answer. Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
Mr D.T. REDMAN : Thank you, Mr Speaker. In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
In terms of a direct response, I am happy to get the detail that the member asked for in his question. However, I believe that this government can stand on very good ground in its performance in corrective services, not only on the prison side of things, but also in the community corrections area, which I have highlighted to this house, as well as the capital works contribution that the government has made to prisons in Western Australia to ensure that the community of Western Australia is safe. The community should have every confidence in the Liberal–National government and its commitment to the community’s safety and its response to the challenges that we face in corrective services in Western Australia.
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