❓ Mr. Redman questions the Minister for Corrective Services on whether the Greenough prison breakout and subsequent reduction in overcrowding was the Minister's first achievement. The Minister deflects, citing underinvestment and inaction by the previous government as contributing factors.
AnsweredQoN 526Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
GREENOUGH REGIONAL PRISON —
CRITICAL INCIDENT
526. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for
Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary
question. Minister, was the recent breakout and the subsequent reduction in
overcrowding the first commitment he has been able to deliver as minister?
CRITICAL INCIDENT
526. Mr D.T. REDMAN to the Minister for
Corrective Services:
I have a supplementary
question. Minister, was the recent breakout and the subsequent reduction in
overcrowding the first commitment he has been able to deliver as minister?
AnswerView source ↗
We will be taking
advice. We will all receive advice from the investigation of Ms Jan Shuard as
to what was behind that prison breakout. But, as I said yesterday,
underinvestment, overcrowding and a staff freeze, was pointed out to the former
government in two Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services'
reports, which it failed to do anything about —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warren–Blackwood.
Mr F.M. LOGAN :
— I think contributed somewhat to that problem at Greenough.
advice. We will all receive advice from the investigation of Ms Jan Shuard as
to what was behind that prison breakout. But, as I said yesterday,
underinvestment, overcrowding and a staff freeze, was pointed out to the former
government in two Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services'
reports, which it failed to do anything about —
Mr D.T. Redman interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Warren–Blackwood.
Mr F.M. LOGAN :
— I think contributed somewhat to that problem at Greenough.
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