A WA parliamentary question seeks information on the budget for recreational equipment in prisons (excluding TVs) and the number of prisoners with colour TVs. The answer provides budget figures for 2000-01 and 2002-03, and the number of prisoners allocated TVs.

AnsweredQoN 372Legislative Assembly
Asked
15 October 2002
Portfolio
Attorney General

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(b) what was the budget for recreational equipment, other than colour television sets, in - (i) 1998-1999; (ii) 1999-2000; and (iii) 2000-2001; (c) what is the budget for recreational equipment, other than colour television sets, for the current financial year; and (d) How many prisoners are currently allocated colour television sets?
(ii) 1999-2000; and (iii) 2000-2001;
(iii) 2000-2001;
(d) How many prisoners are currently allocated colour television sets?
(b) Budget – Public System Budget – Acacia Prison 1998-99 N/A* Not Applicable 1999-00 N/A* Not Applicable 2000-01 $152,500 $20,000 * Due to different account coding practices, it is not possible to identify the recreational item budgets for individual prisons (and therefore the total) for 1998-99 and 1999-00 (c) 2002-2003 Budget – Public System $153,200 2002-2003 Budget – Acacia Prison $ 19,200 (d) 1651 (including 702 at Acacia Prison). Due to multiple cell occupancy in some prisons, the number of prisoners allocated a television set does not equate to the number of sets.
* Due to different account coding practices, it is not possible to identify the recreational item budgets for individual prisons (and therefore the total) for 1998-99 and 1999-00 (c) 2002-2003 Budget – Public System $153,200 2002-2003 Budget – Acacia Prison $ 19,200 (d) 1651 (including 702 at Acacia Prison). Due to multiple cell occupancy in some prisons, the number of prisoners allocated a television set does not equate to the number of sets.
(c) 2002-2003 Budget – Public System $153,200 2002-2003 Budget – Acacia Prison $ 19,200 (d) 1651 (including 702 at Acacia Prison). Due to multiple cell occupancy in some prisons, the number of prisoners allocated a television set does not equate to the number of sets.
(d) 1651 (including 702 at Acacia Prison). Due to multiple cell occupancy in some prisons, the number of prisoners allocated a television set does not equate to the number of sets.

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Answered
5 November 2002
Response time
21 days
(a) No.
(b) Budget – Public System Budget – Acacia Prison
1998-99 N/A* Not Applicable
1999-00 N/A* Not Applicable
2000-01 $152,500 $20,000
* Due to different account coding practices, it is not possible to identify the recreational item budgets for individual prisons (and therefore the total) for 1998-99 and 1999-00
(c) 2002-2003 Budget – Public System $153,200
2002-2003 Budget – Acacia Prison $ 19,200
(d) 1651 (including 702 at Acacia Prison). Due to multiple cell occupancy in some prisons, the number of prisoners allocated a television set does not equate to the number of sets.

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