Question on Notice regarding prisoner capacity, current prisoner numbers, and staffing levels at Derby's West Kimberley Regional Prison. The answer provides specific figures for each aspect.

AnsweredQoN 5830Legislative Assembly
Asked
6 September 2016
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I refer to the Derby's West Kimberley Regional Prison, and I ask: (a) at full capacity, how many prisoners can be held at any one time; (b) how many prisoners are currently being held there; (c) how many staff are currently employed based at the Derby Prison: (i) of these staff, how many are Aboriginal; and (ii) of these staff, how many are female; and (d) how many staff are needed to operate the prison when functioning at full capacity?

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Answered
12 October 2016
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
36 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises:
(a) 168 (total capacity)
(b) 166
(c) 119
( i) 17
(ii) 51
(d) 137

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