❓ The WA parliamentary question seeks data on the backlog of Individual Management Plans (IMPs) for prisoners and the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on their completion. The answer provides figures showing a significant number of overdue IMPs and states that the Department of Justice continues to assess prisoners under normal practices.
AnsweredQoN 6097Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Department of Justice, Adult Custodial Rule 18, which states that all prisoners serving an effective sentence of greater than 6 months will have an initial Individual Management Plan developed, and I ask: (a) As at 1 February 2020, how many prisoners were awaiting completion of their Individual Management Plan; and (b) As at 1 April 2020 what has been the impact of COVID-19/coronavirus restrictions on the completion of prisoner Individual Management Plans?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
19 May 2020
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
6 days
(a) As at 31 January 2020, 936 prisoners were awaiting completion of their initial Individual Management Plan (IMP). Of the 936 prisoners, 151 were within the 28-day timeframe set out in Adult Custodial Rule (ACR) 18 and 785 were outside the timeframe and therefore overdue.
(b) As at 31 March 2020, 879 prisoners were awaiting completion of their initial IMP. Of the 879 prisoners, 153 were within the 28-day timeframe and 726 were overdue. The Department of Justice has been declared an essential services agency by the Western Australian Government and continues to assess prisoners in accordance with normal business practices.
(b) As at 31 March 2020, 879 prisoners were awaiting completion of their initial IMP. Of the 879 prisoners, 153 were within the 28-day timeframe and 726 were overdue. The Department of Justice has been declared an essential services agency by the Western Australian Government and continues to assess prisoners in accordance with normal business practices.
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