❓ Asks about rehabilitation programs available to prisoners during and after their sentences in WA. The answer outlines the types of programs offered and the criteria for access.
AnsweredQoN 1174Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
PRISONERS — REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
1174. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
What rehabilitation programs are
available for prisoners during their term of imprisonment and after they have
served their sentence in a Western Australian prison?
1174. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
What rehabilitation programs are
available for prisoners during their term of imprisonment and after they have
served their sentence in a Western Australian prison?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for the
question. The Minister for Corrective Services has provided the following
information.
The
Department of Justice's corrective services delivers a suite of
evidence-based programs designed to address the criminogenic needs of
prisoners during their term of imprisonment based on their treatment assessment
needs. The department also offers programs, after they have served their prison
sentence, for those offenders who are assessed as requiring additional support whilst on parole. Categories of programs
include addiction; cognitive skills; violence , including family and
domestic violence; general offending; and sex offending. All rehabilitation
programs are available to prisoners
according to identified treatment needs, demand and length of sentence, and in
situations when no individual barriers to program participation are
identified—for example, mental health, language or cognitive disability
barriers. After prisoners have served their sentence, the department provides
rehabilitation programs through internal staff as well as through
non-government organisations under service agreements.
question. The Minister for Corrective Services has provided the following
information.
The
Department of Justice's corrective services delivers a suite of
evidence-based programs designed to address the criminogenic needs of
prisoners during their term of imprisonment based on their treatment assessment
needs. The department also offers programs, after they have served their prison
sentence, for those offenders who are assessed as requiring additional support whilst on parole. Categories of programs
include addiction; cognitive skills; violence , including family and
domestic violence; general offending; and sex offending. All rehabilitation
programs are available to prisoners
according to identified treatment needs, demand and length of sentence, and in
situations when no individual barriers to program participation are
identified—for example, mental health, language or cognitive disability
barriers. After prisoners have served their sentence, the department provides
rehabilitation programs through internal staff as well as through
non-government organisations under service agreements.
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