❓ A WA parliamentary question reveals a significant backlog in the development of Individual Management Plans (IMPs) for prisoners, with over 1000 prisoners waiting beyond the mandated timeframe. The Department of Justice acknowledges the issue and outlines steps taken to address it.
AnsweredQoN 5333Legislative Assembly
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I refer to the Department of Justice's Adult Custodial Rule 18, which states that all prisoners serving an effective sentence of greater than 6 months will have an initial Individual Management Plan (IMP) developed generally within 28 days of sentencing, and I ask: (a) As at 1 August 2019, how many prisoners (in the above category) are waiting for their initial IMP to be finalised: (i) What is/has been the longest waiting time for any prisoner as at 1 August 2019; (ii) For each year 2017, 2018 and for the first half of 2019 (1 January - 1 July), what is the average waiting time for an IMP to be finalised; (iii) As at 1 August 2019, how many of those waiting are male; and (iv) As at 1 August 2019, how many of those waiting are female; (b) As at 1 August 2019, how many prisoners are waiting for their IMP to be finalised at: (i) Acacia Prison; (ii) Albany Regional Prison; (iii) Bandyup Women's Prison; (iv) Broome Regional Prison; (v) Bunbury Regional Prison; (vi) Casuarina Prison; (vii) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison; (viii) Greenough Regional Prison; (ix) Hakea Prison; (x) Karnet Prison Farm; (xi) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility; (xii) Pardelup Prison Farm; (xiii) Roebourne Regional Prison; (xiv) West Kimberley Regional Prison; and (xv) Wooroloo Prison Farm; and (c) What is the Department doing to address the backlog in assessments and delay in finalising IMPs?
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Answered
17 September 2019
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
12 days
(a) As at 1 August 2019, 1079 prisoners are waiting for their initial IMP to be finalised;
(i) 19.5 months.
(ii) The Department is unable to provide this information as average waiting times for an IMP to be finalised are not calculated or recorded. There is no way to determine this information with any accuracy.
(iii) 1017 male.
(iv) 62 female.
(b) The breakdown below shows the number of Initial IMPs overdue at each site as at 1 August 2019;
(i) Acacia Prison; 523;
(ii) Albany Regional Prison; 92
(iii) Bandyup Women's Prison; 52
(iv) Broome Regional Prison; 3
(v) Bunbury Regional Prison; 28
(vi) Casuarina Prison; 160
(vii) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison; 29
(viii) Greenough Regional Prison; 8
(ix) Hakea Prison; 51
(x) Karnet Prison Farm; 47
(xi) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility; 1
(xii) Pardelup Prison Farm; 0
(xiii) Roebourne Regional Prison; 21
(xiv) West Kimberley Regional Prison; 10
(xv) Wooroloo Prison Farm; 53
(c) The Department acknowledges the importance of resolving the backlog of overdue IMPs. The following actions have been taken:
(i) 19.5 months.
(ii) The Department is unable to provide this information as average waiting times for an IMP to be finalised are not calculated or recorded. There is no way to determine this information with any accuracy.
(iii) 1017 male.
(iv) 62 female.
(b) The breakdown below shows the number of Initial IMPs overdue at each site as at 1 August 2019;
(i) Acacia Prison; 523;
(ii) Albany Regional Prison; 92
(iii) Bandyup Women's Prison; 52
(iv) Broome Regional Prison; 3
(v) Bunbury Regional Prison; 28
(vi) Casuarina Prison; 160
(vii) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison; 29
(viii) Greenough Regional Prison; 8
(ix) Hakea Prison; 51
(x) Karnet Prison Farm; 47
(xi) Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility; 1
(xii) Pardelup Prison Farm; 0
(xiii) Roebourne Regional Prison; 21
(xiv) West Kimberley Regional Prison; 10
(xv) Wooroloo Prison Farm; 53
(c) The Department acknowledges the importance of resolving the backlog of overdue IMPs. The following actions have been taken:
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