Mr. Kirkup requests detailed statistics on the adult prisoner population in Western Australia as of 31 July 2018, citing a lack of publicly available data since March 2017. The Minister referred the question to QoN 3806.

AnsweredQoN 3821Legislative Assembly
Asked
14 August 2018
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I note that no statistics or data have been released by the Minister since 31 March 2017 in relation to adult prisoners, and I ask as at 31 July 2018 what was the: (a) Number of adult prisoners in custody by prison and what percentage was this as part of the overall capacity within the prison estate; (b) Number of adult prisoners in custody by gender; (c) Number of adult prisoners in custody by Aboriginality; (d) Number of adult prisoners in custody by Aboriginality and gender; (e) Number of adult prison receptions and releases by gender; (f) Number of adult prison receptions and releases by Aboriginality; (g) Number of adult prisoners in custody by sentence status; (h) Number of adult prisoners in custody by security rating; (i) Number of adult prisoners in custody by age group; (j) Number of sentenced adult prisoners in custody by most serious offence; and (k) Number of sentenced adult prisoners in custody by any previous sentence of imprisonment in the 5 years prior to the current sentence?

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Answered
19 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
10 days
Please refer to Legislative Assembly Question on Notice 3806

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