❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice from 2007 seeks detailed information on various aspects of the state's prison system for March 2007, including escapes, assaults, allegations of rape, recreational activities, prisoners serving time for serious offences in minimum security, weapons and drugs found, staffing levels, resignations, and prison capacity. The answer provided is incomplete.
AnsweredQoN 2275Legislative Assembly
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(1) How many people escaped from custody in Western Australia in March 2007 (please provide details of numbers, circumstances and original offences of each escapee and the facility that he/she escaped from)?
(2) How many prisoners were assaulted in Western Australian prisons in March 2007 (please list details of each assault and the prisons in which they occurred)?
(3) How many prison officers were assaulted in Western Australian prisons in March 2007 (please list details of each assault and the prisons in which they occurred)?
(4) How many allegations of prison rape did the Department of Justice receive in March 2007 (please list details of each rape and the prisons in which they occurred)?
(5) Please list all recreational, sporting or leisurely activities that were undertaken by Western Australian prisoners outside of prison walls in March 2007 and provide details of the prisons concerned?
(6) How many prisoners were serving time in minimum security prisons for murder or sexual assault in March 2007?
(7) How many weapons were discovered within Western Australian prisons in March 2007 (please provide details of each weapon and the prisons that they were found in)?
(8) How many prisoners were found with drugs within the Western Australian prisons system in March 2007 (please provide details of drugs found and the prisons that they were found in)?
(9) How many Prison Officers were employed by the Western Australian prisons system in March 2007, and what is the recommended number when at full strength?
(10) How many Prison Officers resigned from the Western Australian prisons system in March 2007?
(11) What is the number of prisoners being held in custody at each of the following prisons in March 2007 (please also advise the recommended maximum capacity of each prison)?
(a) Casuarina Prison;
(b) Bandyup Prison;
(c) Canning Vale Prison;
(d) Karnet Prison Farm;
(e) Wooroloo Prison;
(f) Greenough;
(g) Kalgoorlie Boulder;
(h) Broome; and
(i) Bunbury?
(2) How many prisoners were assaulted in Western Australian prisons in March 2007 (please list details of each assault and the prisons in which they occurred)?
(3) How many prison officers were assaulted in Western Australian prisons in March 2007 (please list details of each assault and the prisons in which they occurred)?
(4) How many allegations of prison rape did the Department of Justice receive in March 2007 (please list details of each rape and the prisons in which they occurred)?
(5) Please list all recreational, sporting or leisurely activities that were undertaken by Western Australian prisoners outside of prison walls in March 2007 and provide details of the prisons concerned?
(6) How many prisoners were serving time in minimum security prisons for murder or sexual assault in March 2007?
(7) How many weapons were discovered within Western Australian prisons in March 2007 (please provide details of each weapon and the prisons that they were found in)?
(8) How many prisoners were found with drugs within the Western Australian prisons system in March 2007 (please provide details of drugs found and the prisons that they were found in)?
(9) How many Prison Officers were employed by the Western Australian prisons system in March 2007, and what is the recommended number when at full strength?
(10) How many Prison Officers resigned from the Western Australian prisons system in March 2007?
(11) What is the number of prisoners being held in custody at each of the following prisons in March 2007 (please also advise the recommended maximum capacity of each prison)?
(a) Casuarina Prison;
(b) Bandyup Prison;
(c) Canning Vale Prison;
(d) Karnet Prison Farm;
(e) Wooroloo Prison;
(f) Greenough;
(g) Kalgoorlie Boulder;
(h) Broome; and
(i) Bunbury?
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Answered
13 June 2007
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
35 days
(b) Bandyup Prison; (c) Canning Vale Prison; (d) Karnet Prison Farm; (e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(c) Canning Vale Prison; (d) Karnet Prison Farm; (e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(d) Karnet Prison Farm; (e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(i) Bunbury?
(c) Canning Vale Prison; (d) Karnet Prison Farm; (e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(d) Karnet Prison Farm; (e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(e) Wooroloo Prison; (f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(f) Greenough; (g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(g) Kalgoorlie Boulder; (h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(h) Broome; and (i) Bunbury?
(i) Bunbury?
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