❓ Provides data on the number of drug searches and raids conducted in cells and common areas across Western Australian prisons from 2009 to 2019. Data is broken down by prison and year.
AnsweredQoN 5796Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
For each calendar year since 2009, how many searches and raids for drugs in cells and common areas were conducted in each of the following prisons: (a) Acacia Prison; (b) Albany Regional Prison; (c) Bandyup Women’s Prison; (d) Broome Regional Prison; (e) Bunbury Regional Prison; (f) Casuarina Prison; (g) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison; (h) Greenough Regional Prison; (i) Hakea Prison; (j) Karnet Prison Farm; (k) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility; (l) Pardelup Prison Farm; (m) Roebourne Regional Prison; (n) West Kimberley Regional Prison; and (o) Wooroloo Regional Prison?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
11 February 2020
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
4 days
(a) Acacia Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
5292
312
2010
8504
455
2011
8751
284
2012
7036
187
2013
7702
204
2014
8757
379
2015
10402
725
2016
13905
1267
2017
11934
1026
2018
11344
846
2019
6963
561
(b) Albany Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
1624
35
2010
2236
246
2011
2616
648
2012
2473
764
2013
2316
1195
2014
2171
1171
2015
1848
894
2016
2755
1214
2017
3445
1325
2018
4048
1477
2019
4801
596
(c) Bandyup Women’s Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
4744
26
2010
4529
81
2011
4825
86
2012
5417
217
2013
4762
275
2014
4760
354
2015
5015
369
2016
5153
428
2017
5122
405
2018
4762
483
2019
4296
278
(d) Broome Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
479
31
2010
619
86
2011
644
510
2012
1006
571
2013
710
534
2014
446
479
2015
Was an annex of WKRP
2016
234
260
2017
761
1114
2018
1259
1195
2019
1361
1297
(e) Bunbury Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
3123
90
2010
3696
112
2011
3070
189
2012
3190
297
2013
4089
740
2014
4355
761
2015
3868
871
2016
3707
695
2017
4919
1193
2018
5023
1699
2019
5936
2780
(f) Casuarina Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
8047
479
2010
7256
313
2011
8336
253
2012
8221
155
2013
11490
376
2014
12449
299
2015
11625
332
2016
10926
346
2017
11474
608
2018
12512
465
2019
5936
2790
(g) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2111
304
2010
2562
511
2011
2469
559
2012
2612
368
2013
2823
873
2014
2859
898
2015
2826
1260
2016
2909
586
2017
5336
277
2018
8384
358
2019
8402
528
(h) Greenough Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
4022
119
2010
3970
115
2011
4602
141
2012
4144
201
2013
3273
485
2014
4134
405
2015
3788
588
2016
3022
789
2017
3330
1159
2018
3468
1892
2019
4545
3167
(i) Hakea Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
9295
65
2010
9087
59
2011
9067
80
2012
9645
130
2013
9213
179
2014
12423
239
2015
14859
292
2016
12337
241
2017
13784
491
2018
15726
931
2019
17310
866
(j) Karnet Prison Farm:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2050
35
2010
2682
45
2011
2380
47
2012
2858
65
2013
2979
180
2014
3335
286
2015
3542
514
2016
3683
475
2017
4225
347
2018
4101
292
2019
4046
338
(k) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
14
2
2017
1669
312
2018
2766
1182
2019
3986
3348
(l) Pardelup Prison Farm:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2010
956
2011
562
7
2012
946
10
2013
836
140
2014
766
240
2015
880
556
2016
836
483
2017
1259
248
2018
1803
3170
2019
859
1924
(m) Roebourne Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
1306
26
2010
1555
28
2011
998
43
2012
1573
154
2013
1259
309
2014
1456
384
2015
1966
843
2016
1828
497
2017
2361
993
2018
2654
1163
2019
2367
1533
(n) West Kimberley Regional Prison; and
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2010
2011
2012
82
3
2013
1502
105
2014
3417
595
2015
3525
1038
2016
2809
786
2017
2291
289
2018
2915
342
2019
3053
614
(o) Wooroloo Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
5798
114
2010
6337
73
2011
4223
20
2012
3820
126
2013
4096
277
2014
4037
269
2015
4785
293
2016
3993
316
2017
4909
459
2018
6320
555
2019
5741
454
Please note:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
5292
312
2010
8504
455
2011
8751
284
2012
7036
187
2013
7702
204
2014
8757
379
2015
10402
725
2016
13905
1267
2017
11934
1026
2018
11344
846
2019
6963
561
(b) Albany Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
1624
35
2010
2236
246
2011
2616
648
2012
2473
764
2013
2316
1195
2014
2171
1171
2015
1848
894
2016
2755
1214
2017
3445
1325
2018
4048
1477
2019
4801
596
(c) Bandyup Women’s Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
4744
26
2010
4529
81
2011
4825
86
2012
5417
217
2013
4762
275
2014
4760
354
2015
5015
369
2016
5153
428
2017
5122
405
2018
4762
483
2019
4296
278
(d) Broome Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
479
31
2010
619
86
2011
644
510
2012
1006
571
2013
710
534
2014
446
479
2015
Was an annex of WKRP
2016
234
260
2017
761
1114
2018
1259
1195
2019
1361
1297
(e) Bunbury Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
3123
90
2010
3696
112
2011
3070
189
2012
3190
297
2013
4089
740
2014
4355
761
2015
3868
871
2016
3707
695
2017
4919
1193
2018
5023
1699
2019
5936
2780
(f) Casuarina Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
8047
479
2010
7256
313
2011
8336
253
2012
8221
155
2013
11490
376
2014
12449
299
2015
11625
332
2016
10926
346
2017
11474
608
2018
12512
465
2019
5936
2790
(g) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2111
304
2010
2562
511
2011
2469
559
2012
2612
368
2013
2823
873
2014
2859
898
2015
2826
1260
2016
2909
586
2017
5336
277
2018
8384
358
2019
8402
528
(h) Greenough Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
4022
119
2010
3970
115
2011
4602
141
2012
4144
201
2013
3273
485
2014
4134
405
2015
3788
588
2016
3022
789
2017
3330
1159
2018
3468
1892
2019
4545
3167
(i) Hakea Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
9295
65
2010
9087
59
2011
9067
80
2012
9645
130
2013
9213
179
2014
12423
239
2015
14859
292
2016
12337
241
2017
13784
491
2018
15726
931
2019
17310
866
(j) Karnet Prison Farm:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2050
35
2010
2682
45
2011
2380
47
2012
2858
65
2013
2979
180
2014
3335
286
2015
3542
514
2016
3683
475
2017
4225
347
2018
4101
292
2019
4046
338
(k) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
14
2
2017
1669
312
2018
2766
1182
2019
3986
3348
(l) Pardelup Prison Farm:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2010
956
2011
562
7
2012
946
10
2013
836
140
2014
766
240
2015
880
556
2016
836
483
2017
1259
248
2018
1803
3170
2019
859
1924
(m) Roebourne Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
1306
26
2010
1555
28
2011
998
43
2012
1573
154
2013
1259
309
2014
1456
384
2015
1966
843
2016
1828
497
2017
2361
993
2018
2654
1163
2019
2367
1533
(n) West Kimberley Regional Prison; and
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
2010
2011
2012
82
3
2013
1502
105
2014
3417
595
2015
3525
1038
2016
2809
786
2017
2291
289
2018
2915
342
2019
3053
614
(o) Wooroloo Regional Prison:
Year
Cell
Common Area
2009
5798
114
2010
6337
73
2011
4223
20
2012
3820
126
2013
4096
277
2014
4037
269
2015
4785
293
2016
3993
316
2017
4909
459
2018
6320
555
2019
5741
454
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