❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asked the Minister for Corrective Services about suicide attempts, self-harm incidents, and out-of-cell hours for detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for August and September 2024. The Minister provided the requested data in tabular form.
AnsweredQoN 1027Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES —
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS,SELF-HARM INCIDENTS AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1027. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice. I ask the
minister to please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18 respectively for August and September 2024 to date.
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours.
(3) The number of occasions a young
person has spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of occasions a young
person has spent four or more hours out of their cell.
SUICIDE ATTEMPTS,SELF-HARM INCIDENTS AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1027. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice. I ask the
minister to please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18 respectively for August and September 2024 to date.
(1) The number of suicide and
self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly average out-of-cell
hours.
(3) The number of occasions a young
person has spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of occasions a young
person has spent four or more hours out of their cell.
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of
Justice has provided information , the detail of which is in tabular
form. I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
The
Department of Justice advise:
(1) Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 August and 9 September
2024, by Month.
�
August
2024
September
2024 a
Attempted
Suicide
8
2
Self-Harm
- Serious
0
0
Self-Harm
- Minor
39
14
to 9
September 2024
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 August and 9 September 2024, by
Month.
�
August
2024
September
2024 b
Attempted
Suicide
0
0
Self-Harm
- Serious
0
0
Self-Harm
- Minor
4
0
to 9
September 2024
(2)
Table 3. Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 August
and 9 September 2024, by Month.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
August
2024
10
hrs 23 mins
7
hrs 9 mins
September
2024
10
hrs 38 mins
7
hrs 30 mins
to 9
September 2024
(3) Table
4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or
more hours in Cell between 1 August and 9 September 2024, by Month.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
August
2024
0
1
September
2024 d
0
1
to 9
September 2024
(4) Table
5. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or
more hours out of Cell between 1 August and 9 September 2024, by Month.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
August
2024
1,782
154
September
2024 e
483
40
to 9
September 2024
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. The Department of
Justice has provided information , the detail of which is in tabular
form. I seek leave to have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
The
Department of Justice advise:
(1) Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 August and 9 September
2024, by Month.
�
August
2024
September
2024 a
Attempted
Suicide
8
2
Self-Harm
- Serious
0
0
Self-Harm
- Minor
39
14
to 9
September 2024
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 August and 9 September 2024, by
Month.
�
August
2024
September
2024 b
Attempted
Suicide
0
0
Self-Harm
- Serious
0
0
Self-Harm
- Minor
4
0
to 9
September 2024
(2)
Table 3. Banksia Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 August
and 9 September 2024, by Month.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
August
2024
10
hrs 23 mins
7
hrs 9 mins
September
2024
10
hrs 38 mins
7
hrs 30 mins
to 9
September 2024
(3) Table
4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or
more hours in Cell between 1 August and 9 September 2024, by Month.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
August
2024
0
1
September
2024 d
0
1
to 9
September 2024
(4) Table
5. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or
more hours out of Cell between 1 August and 9 September 2024, by Month.
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
August
2024
1,782
154
September
2024 e
483
40
to 9
September 2024
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