❓ Mr. Papalia asks about the number of Aboriginal prisoners from the Goldfields, Kimberley, and Pilbara regions held in prisons outside those areas, and what efforts are being made to house them closer to home. The Minister provides data on prisoner locations and outlines the Department's placement considerations.
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(2) What number of Aboriginal prisoners who reside in the Goldfields, Kimberley, and Pilbara are currently held in prisons outside of these areas?
(3) What efforts have been made to house Aboriginal prisoners closer to their home areas?
(3) What efforts have been made to house Aboriginal prisoners closer to their home areas?
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Answered
3 December 2008
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
22 days
(1) The following table records the number of Aboriginal prisoners and Non-Aboriginal prisoners at each Western Australian prison on 1 November 2008.
Prison
Aboriginal Prisoners
Non-Aboriginal Prisoners
Acacia
278
529
Albany
94
128
Bandyup
71
112
Boronia
14
52
Broome
141
6
Bunbury
40
159
Casuarina
334
283
Eastern Goldfields
80
22
Greenough
190
33
Hakea
200
534
Karnet
27
195
Roebourne
148
12
Wooroloo
52
206
(2) The following table provides the number of Aboriginal prisoners who identified Goldfields, Kimberley, and Pilbara as their last known address and were held in prisons away from those areas, as at 1 November 2008.
Nominated Area
Goldfields
Kimberley
Pilbara
Totals
Prison in Area
Eastern Goldfields
Broome
Roebourne
Number of Aboriginal Prisoners held in Prisons Outside the Area Identified as their Last Known Address
107
253
72
432
(3) The Department makes every effort to place all prisoners as close as possible to family, friends and/or significant others in order to promote family, community and social support. Such placement is necessarily impacted upon by a number of factors, including the prisoner's assessed security status, treatment needs and stated individual preferences.
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Prison
Aboriginal Prisoners
Non-Aboriginal Prisoners
Acacia
278
529
Albany
94
128
Bandyup
71
112
Boronia
14
52
Broome
141
6
Bunbury
40
159
Casuarina
334
283
Eastern Goldfields
80
22
Greenough
190
33
Hakea
200
534
Karnet
27
195
Roebourne
148
12
Wooroloo
52
206
(2) The following table provides the number of Aboriginal prisoners who identified Goldfields, Kimberley, and Pilbara as their last known address and were held in prisons away from those areas, as at 1 November 2008.
Nominated Area
Goldfields
Kimberley
Pilbara
Totals
Prison in Area
Eastern Goldfields
Broome
Roebourne
Number of Aboriginal Prisoners held in Prisons Outside the Area Identified as their Last Known Address
107
253
72
432
(3) The Department makes every effort to place all prisoners as close as possible to family, friends and/or significant others in order to promote family, community and social support. Such placement is necessarily impacted upon by a number of factors, including the prisoner's assessed security status, treatment needs and stated individual preferences.
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