❓ This parliamentary Question on Notice from Hon Dr Brad Pettitt seeks detailed information regarding Hakea Prison's operations, including prisoner intake, demographics, capacity, population, cell occupancy, out-of-cell hours, recreation facilities, staffing levels, and deaths in custody over several years.
AnsweredQoN 1626Legislative Council
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(1) How
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:(a) 2022;(b) 2023;(c) 2024;(d) 2025; and(e) 2026 to date?(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:(a) March 2024;(b) June 2024;(c) July 2024;(d) August 2024;(e) March 2025; and(f) January 2026?(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
(1) How
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:
(a) 2022;
(b) 2023;
(c) 2024;
(d) 2025; and
(e) 2026 to date?
(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?
(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?
(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?
(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?
(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?
(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:
(a) March 2024;
(b) June 2024;
(c) July 2024;
(d) August 2024;
(e) March 2025; and
(f) January 2026?
(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?
(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?
(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:
(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and
(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?
(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?
(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?
(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:(a) 2022;(b) 2023;(c) 2024;(d) 2025; and(e) 2026 to date?(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:(a) March 2024;(b) June 2024;(c) July 2024;(d) August 2024;(e) March 2025; and(f) January 2026?(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
(1) How
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:
(a) 2022;
(b) 2023;
(c) 2024;
(d) 2025; and
(e) 2026 to date?
(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?
(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?
(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?
(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?
(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?
(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:
(a) March 2024;
(b) June 2024;
(c) July 2024;
(d) August 2024;
(e) March 2025; and
(f) January 2026?
(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?
(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?
(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:
(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and
(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?
(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?
(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?
(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
9 June 2026
Responded by
Minister for the Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
6 days
1)
Table 1: Distinct Prisoners Received into Hakea Prison from 1 January 2022 to 5 May 2026, by Calendar Year.
Calendar Year
Distinct Prisoners Received
2022
3,841
2023
4,487
2024
5,132
2025
5,727
2026*
2,411
*Incomplete calendar year to 5 May 2026.
2)
Table 2: Distinct Aboriginal Prisoners Received into Hakea Prison from 1 January 2022 to 5 May 2026, by Calendar Year.
Calendar Year
Distinct Aboriginal Prisoners Received
2022
1,194
2023
1,517
2024
1,666
2025
1,866
2026*
890
* Incomplete calendar year to 5 May 2026.
3) 11 units as of midnight 5 May 2026.
4)
Unit
Wings
01 – Multi Purpose Unit
4
02
4
03
4
04
4
05
3
06
5
07
5
08
4
09
4
10
4
11 – Crisis Care Unit
1
5 and 6)
Table 3: Capacity and Population of Hakea Prison as of Midnight 5 May 2026, by Unit.
Unit Name
Special Purpose Beds
Capacity
(General Purpose Beds only)
Population
01 Multi Purpose Unit
11
73
50
02
0
126
122
03
0
126
123
04
0
126
123
05
0
116
114
06
10
122
101
07
0
161
154
08
0
96
134
09
0
128
143
10
0
128
146
Crisis Care Unit
15
0
14
Total
36
1,202
1,224
Note: The special purpose beds included in table 3 are not considered part of Hakea Prisons capacity. This figure has been included to provide the special purpose bed capacity only.
7)
Table 4: Hakea Prison Cells Holding Three Prisoners as of Midnight 5 May 2026, by Unit.
Unit Name
Number of Cells
08
38
09
24
10
23
Crisis Care Unit
1
Total
86
8) The Department is unable to identify the number of occasions, as the lockdown records that are used to inform the reported out of cell hours for Adult Custodial facilities are recorded by unit and not by cell/prisoner.
9)
Table 5: Average Daily Out of Cell Hours from 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2026, by Unit.
Unit Name
Average Daily Out of Cell Hours
01 Multi Purpose Unit
9 hrs 15 mins
02
5 hrs 9 mins
03
4 hrs 2 mins
04
4 hrs 37 mins
05
6 hrs 3 mins
06
5 hrs 19 mins
07
6 hrs 56 mins
08
3 hrs 13 mins
09
4 hrs 46 mins
10
5 hrs 18 mins
Crisis Care Unit
8 hrs 39 mins
Hakea External Unit
11 hrs 16 mins
Reception
11 hrs 25 mins
10) 1,254 as of midnight 31 January 2026.
11 a) There are 37 yards in total at Hakea Prison. Providing specific details in regard to location may be detrimental to safety and security of custodial sites.
11 b) Prisoners in lockdown remain in their cells and cannot access the exercise yard or external recreation areas.
12) As at 30 April 2026: Custodial – 364 Vocational Support Officers – 63 Public Service – 57
13) As at 30 April 2026: Custodial – 408.7 Vocational Support Officers – 57 Public Service – 58
14) From 1 July 2022 to 5 May 2026, there has been 10 deaths in custody.
Table 1: Distinct Prisoners Received into Hakea Prison from 1 January 2022 to 5 May 2026, by Calendar Year.
Calendar Year
Distinct Prisoners Received
2022
3,841
2023
4,487
2024
5,132
2025
5,727
2026*
2,411
*Incomplete calendar year to 5 May 2026.
2)
Table 2: Distinct Aboriginal Prisoners Received into Hakea Prison from 1 January 2022 to 5 May 2026, by Calendar Year.
Calendar Year
Distinct Aboriginal Prisoners Received
2022
1,194
2023
1,517
2024
1,666
2025
1,866
2026*
890
* Incomplete calendar year to 5 May 2026.
3) 11 units as of midnight 5 May 2026.
4)
Unit
Wings
01 – Multi Purpose Unit
4
02
4
03
4
04
4
05
3
06
5
07
5
08
4
09
4
10
4
11 – Crisis Care Unit
1
5 and 6)
Table 3: Capacity and Population of Hakea Prison as of Midnight 5 May 2026, by Unit.
Unit Name
Special Purpose Beds
Capacity
(General Purpose Beds only)
Population
01 Multi Purpose Unit
11
73
50
02
0
126
122
03
0
126
123
04
0
126
123
05
0
116
114
06
10
122
101
07
0
161
154
08
0
96
134
09
0
128
143
10
0
128
146
Crisis Care Unit
15
0
14
Total
36
1,202
1,224
Note: The special purpose beds included in table 3 are not considered part of Hakea Prisons capacity. This figure has been included to provide the special purpose bed capacity only.
7)
Table 4: Hakea Prison Cells Holding Three Prisoners as of Midnight 5 May 2026, by Unit.
Unit Name
Number of Cells
08
38
09
24
10
23
Crisis Care Unit
1
Total
86
8) The Department is unable to identify the number of occasions, as the lockdown records that are used to inform the reported out of cell hours for Adult Custodial facilities are recorded by unit and not by cell/prisoner.
9)
Table 5: Average Daily Out of Cell Hours from 1 January 2026 to 31 January 2026, by Unit.
Unit Name
Average Daily Out of Cell Hours
01 Multi Purpose Unit
9 hrs 15 mins
02
5 hrs 9 mins
03
4 hrs 2 mins
04
4 hrs 37 mins
05
6 hrs 3 mins
06
5 hrs 19 mins
07
6 hrs 56 mins
08
3 hrs 13 mins
09
4 hrs 46 mins
10
5 hrs 18 mins
Crisis Care Unit
8 hrs 39 mins
Hakea External Unit
11 hrs 16 mins
Reception
11 hrs 25 mins
10) 1,254 as of midnight 31 January 2026.
11 a) There are 37 yards in total at Hakea Prison. Providing specific details in regard to location may be detrimental to safety and security of custodial sites.
11 b) Prisoners in lockdown remain in their cells and cannot access the exercise yard or external recreation areas.
12) As at 30 April 2026: Custodial – 364 Vocational Support Officers – 63 Public Service – 57
13) As at 30 April 2026: Custodial – 408.7 Vocational Support Officers – 57 Public Service – 58
14) From 1 July 2022 to 5 May 2026, there has been 10 deaths in custody.
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