❓ Question asks about the use of mechanical restraint chairs in WA prisons and detention centres, and requests records of their deployment. The answer indicates that they are not used.
AnsweredQoN 2001Legislative Assembly
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Are mechanical restraint chairs used across any prison or detention centre, and if so: (a) are there any records created as to the deployment of the restraint chair, and will the Minister table those records since 1 January 2017, and if not why not; (b) at what facilities are the restraint chairs used; and (c) how many times have prisoners or detainees been restrained in these chairs since 2017?
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Answered
11 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
8 days
The Department of Justice advises:
No.
No.
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