❓ Question on Notice regarding the number of individuals with mental health issues and/or intellectual disabilities incarcerated in WA prisons between 2008 and 2011, and the legal basis for their incarceration. The question was redirected to the Attorney General.
AnsweredQoN 4411Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to people with a mental health condition and an intellectually disability in the prison system, and I ask -
(1) How many people with an identified mental health issue have been incarcerated in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(2) How many people with an identified intellectual disability have been incarcerated in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(3) How many people who have been diagnosed with both an identified mental health issue and an identified intellectual disability have been incarcerated in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(4) How many of those people have been incarcerated subject to involuntary orders by the Mental Health Review Board under the
Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
?
(5) How many of those people have been incarcerated under the
Criminal Code
?
(1) How many people with an identified mental health issue have been incarcerated in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(2) How many people with an identified intellectual disability have been incarcerated in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(3) How many people who have been diagnosed with both an identified mental health issue and an identified intellectual disability have been incarcerated in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011?
(4) How many of those people have been incarcerated subject to involuntary orders by the Mental Health Review Board under the
Criminal Law (Mentally Impaired Accused) Act 1996
?
(5) How many of those people have been incarcerated under the
Criminal Code
?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
6 September 2011
Responded by
Minister for Mental Health
Response time
28 days
As this matter falls under the responsibility of the Attorney General, the Member should refer this question accordingly.
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