❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses the upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison, inquiring about completion date, security classification changes, capacity, staffing, prisoner release locations, and the number of sex offenders incarcerated there. The answer provides specific details on each point.
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(1) When is the upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison due to be completed?
(2) When the upgrade is complete, will the classification (level of security) of prisoners sent to Bunbury Regional Prison change and, if so, how will it change?
(3) Will the classification (level of security) of Bunbury Regional Prison change once the upgrade is complete and, if so, how?
(4) What will be the capacity of Bunbury Regional Prison once the upgrade is complete?
(5) Will additional staff be employed at Bunbury Regional Prison after the upgrade and, if so, how many are required?
(6) Has staff recruitment for Bunbury Regional Prison begun?
(7) Are prisoners sentenced in other jurisdictions released in Bunbury once they have been released, or are they returned to their home town/city?
(8) If the prisoners are not returned to their home town/city, what are the reasons for not doing so?
(9) How many sex offenders are imprisoned at Bunbury Regional Prison?
(2) When the upgrade is complete, will the classification (level of security) of prisoners sent to Bunbury Regional Prison change and, if so, how will it change?
(3) Will the classification (level of security) of Bunbury Regional Prison change once the upgrade is complete and, if so, how?
(4) What will be the capacity of Bunbury Regional Prison once the upgrade is complete?
(5) Will additional staff be employed at Bunbury Regional Prison after the upgrade and, if so, how many are required?
(6) Has staff recruitment for Bunbury Regional Prison begun?
(7) Are prisoners sentenced in other jurisdictions released in Bunbury once they have been released, or are they returned to their home town/city?
(8) If the prisoners are not returned to their home town/city, what are the reasons for not doing so?
(9) How many sex offenders are imprisoned at Bunbury Regional Prison?
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Answered
14 August 2007
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
54 days
1. The upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison is due to be completed early 2008.
2. The classification (level of security) of prisoners sent to Bunbury Regional Prison will not change when the upgrade is complete.
3. The classification (level of security) of Bunbury Regional Prison will not change when the upgrade is complete.
4. When the upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison is complete, the prison design capacity will increase to 224 beds. The temporary modified capacity of Bunbury Regional Prison, including additional bedding strategies such as double bunking and/or trestle beds, will be increased to 288 beds.
5. When the upgrade is complete it is estimated that the approved staffing level will increase by 11 to 123 full time equivalents.
6. Recruitment for the Bunbury Regional Prison upgrades has been included in the holistic recruitment plan for the Public Sector Prisons.
7. In circumstances where a prisoner is placed at a prison that is not the closest prison to their home location, every effort is made to return the prisoner as close as possible to their home location prior to their release date.
8. There are occasions in which it is not feasible to return prisoners to their home town/city. The reasons for this are various but include; the prisoner choosing not to return to their previous address, the prisoner's community and family supports no longer existing in their home location and the prisoner not having a permanent place of abode prior to incarceration. Further to this, the prisoner may be subject to parole conditions which require them to reside somewhere other than their home location.
9. Based on the more serious sex offences/charges, the numbers of sex offenders in Bunbury Regional Prison as at 31 May 2007 are:
Sentenced - 55
Unsentenced - 6
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2. The classification (level of security) of prisoners sent to Bunbury Regional Prison will not change when the upgrade is complete.
3. The classification (level of security) of Bunbury Regional Prison will not change when the upgrade is complete.
4. When the upgrade of Bunbury Regional Prison is complete, the prison design capacity will increase to 224 beds. The temporary modified capacity of Bunbury Regional Prison, including additional bedding strategies such as double bunking and/or trestle beds, will be increased to 288 beds.
5. When the upgrade is complete it is estimated that the approved staffing level will increase by 11 to 123 full time equivalents.
6. Recruitment for the Bunbury Regional Prison upgrades has been included in the holistic recruitment plan for the Public Sector Prisons.
7. In circumstances where a prisoner is placed at a prison that is not the closest prison to their home location, every effort is made to return the prisoner as close as possible to their home location prior to their release date.
8. There are occasions in which it is not feasible to return prisoners to their home town/city. The reasons for this are various but include; the prisoner choosing not to return to their previous address, the prisoner's community and family supports no longer existing in their home location and the prisoner not having a permanent place of abode prior to incarceration. Further to this, the prisoner may be subject to parole conditions which require them to reside somewhere other than their home location.
9. Based on the more serious sex offences/charges, the numbers of sex offenders in Bunbury Regional Prison as at 31 May 2007 are:
Sentenced - 55
Unsentenced - 6
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