❓ A WA parliamentary question addresses concerns about foreign detainees allegedly accruing significant telephone expenses at Hakea Prison. The Minister denies the detainees accrued expenses, clarifying prisoners pay for calls or receive limited compassionate calls.
AnsweredQoN 689Legislative Council
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(1) Under what circumstances have a small group of foreign detainees, including Afghans, Pakistanis and Iraqis, been able to accrue around $30 000-worth of taxpayer-funded telephone calls in two months at Hakea Prison? (2) Of the estimated figure, what percentage of the calls were made locally, what percentage were made interstate and what percentage were made internationally? Hon TOM STEPHENS
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(1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
(2) Of the estimated figure, what percentage of the calls were made locally, what percentage were made interstate and what percentage were made internationally? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
(1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
(2) Of the estimated figure, what percentage of the calls were made locally, what percentage were made interstate and what percentage were made internationally? Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS replied: (1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
(1)-(2) Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon Barry House: Speak up so that the media can hear you. Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon N.F. Moore: And so that we can hear you. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Foreign detainees at Hakea Prison have not accrued any telephone-related expenses. An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
An opposition member interjected. Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: Can the Opposition speak up so that I can hear it? Prisoners, including foreign detainees at Hakea Prison, meet the cost of telephone calls from their gratuities and/or private cash utilising the Arunta telephone system. Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon Peter Foss: That is not a tree. Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
Hon TOM STEPHENS: It is not a tree. Prison-assisted calls can be made on behalf of prisoners, including foreign detainees, on compassionate grounds. Such calls are limited to 10 minutes and may include overseas and interstate calls. In the time available to answer this question, Hakea Prison’s total operational telephone amount for September 2001 was approximately $4 500. Of the $4 500, $339 was attributed to overseas calls and $600 to STD calls. These amounts may have included compassionate telephone calls from all 700 prisoners, including foreign detainees.
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