Question regarding the existence and implementation of a plan to separate co-offenders and young offenders from victims at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, given its status as the only juvenile facility in the state. The answer acknowledges limitations but outlines risk management procedures.

AnsweredQoN 2164Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 October 2017
Portfolio
Corrective Services

QuestionView source ↗

I refer
to the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services report Behaviour
Management Practices at Banksia Hill Detention Centre, tabled 17 July 2017
and ask: (a) due to high
risk, is there a plan for dispersal options to separate co-offenders and
young offenders from victims, and: (i) if so, when was that plan created; (ii) if so, will the Minister table the plan, and when; and (iii) if not, why not?

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Answered
23 November 2017
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
The Department of Justice (the Department) advises:
As Banksia Hill Detention Centre (Banksia) is the only juvenile facility in the state, management and dispersal options are limited.
If a detainee is identified to be a victim of an offence committed by another detainee (either in the community or in custody), then a Risk To/From alert is raised on the Departmental prisoner/detainee records management system and the unit placement and interaction of both detainees is managed to reduce risk of potential contact between the parties.

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