❓ Dr. Brad Pettitt asks the Minister for Corrective Services about suicide/self-harm attempts, out-of-cell hours, and time spent in cells at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for March 2023. The Minister provides the requested data, including specific numbers for each category.
AnsweredQoN 661Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18
661. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice.
(1) Can the
minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for March 2023 —
(a) the number of suicide and
self-harm attempts;
(b) the monthly average out-of-cell
hours; and
(c) the number of occasions on which
a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
661. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice.
(1) Can the
minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for March 2023 —
(a) the number of suicide and
self-harm attempts;
(b) the monthly average out-of-cell
hours; and
(c) the number of occasions on which
a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) (a) This information is in
tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Table 1. Banksia Hill Suicide
and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 March 2023
�
March
2023
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
17
Table 2. Unit 18 Suicide and
Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 March 2023
�
March
2023
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
1
Self-Harm
– Minor
16
(b) In March 2023, at Banksia Hill the average was
seven hours and 22 minutes, and at unit 18, two hours and 41 minutes.
(c) In March 2023, at Banksia Hill it
was 646, and at unit 18, 383.
some notice of the question. The following answer is provided on behalf of the
Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) (a) This information is in
tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Table 1. Banksia Hill Suicide
and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 March 2023
�
March
2023
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
17
Table 2. Unit 18 Suicide and
Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 31 March 2023
�
March
2023
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
1
Self-Harm
– Minor
16
(b) In March 2023, at Banksia Hill the average was
seven hours and 22 minutes, and at unit 18, two hours and 41 minutes.
(c) In March 2023, at Banksia Hill it
was 646, and at unit 18, 383.
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