❓ Hon Giz Watson asks about prison capacity and cell design in WA, and whether this data will be published online. The Minister provides detailed capacity figures and clarifies the lack of international standards on cell size, declining to publish the data online.
AnsweredQoN 352Legislative Council
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(a) how many prisoners is it designed to accommodate;
(b) how many of its cells are currently designed to accommodate one prisoner; and
(c) how many of its cells currently meet international guidelines for the accommodation of two prisoners?
(2) Will the Minister arrange for this information to be included in the weekly offender statistics published electronically on the Department’s website?
(b) how many of its cells are currently designed to accommodate one prisoner; and
(c) how many of its cells currently meet international guidelines for the accommodation of two prisoners?
(2) Will the Minister arrange for this information to be included in the weekly offender statistics published electronically on the Department’s website?
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Answered
7 April 2009
Responded by
Minister for Transport representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
28 days
(1)(a)
As at 18 March 2009 the design capacity for each Western Australian prison is as follows:
Prison
Total Design Capacity
Work Camps Design Capacity
Acacia
750
Albany
186
Bandyup
183
Boronia
70
Broome
66
40
Bunbury
223
Casuarina
397
EGRP
100
20
Greenough
219
Hakea
617
Karnet
174
32
Roebourne
116
8
Wooroloo
249
12
Total
3350
112
Total
3462
(b) There are currently 3,105 cells across the WA prison system that were designed to accommodate one prisoner, including prison cells and work camp cells.
Prison Design Bed Capacities
One bed cells
Prison / Security
Total Prison Design Capacity
Work Camp
Capacity
Acacia
708
-
Albany
186
-
Bandyup
182
-
Boronia
70
-
Broome
-
-
Bunbury
223
-
Casuarina
397
-
Eastern Goldfields
100
20
Greenough
123
-
Hakea
617
-
Karnet
174
32
Roebourne
47
8
Wooroloo
206
12
Total
3,033
72
TOTAL
3,105
(c) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Code of Inspection Standards for Adult Facilities (published April 2007) states that there are no clear international standards on cell size.
(2) No. This information is readily available to anyone who requests it from the Department of Corrective Services.
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As at 18 March 2009 the design capacity for each Western Australian prison is as follows:
Prison
Total Design Capacity
Work Camps Design Capacity
Acacia
750
Albany
186
Bandyup
183
Boronia
70
Broome
66
40
Bunbury
223
Casuarina
397
EGRP
100
20
Greenough
219
Hakea
617
Karnet
174
32
Roebourne
116
8
Wooroloo
249
12
Total
3350
112
Total
3462
(b) There are currently 3,105 cells across the WA prison system that were designed to accommodate one prisoner, including prison cells and work camp cells.
Prison Design Bed Capacities
One bed cells
Prison / Security
Total Prison Design Capacity
Work Camp
Capacity
Acacia
708
-
Albany
186
-
Bandyup
182
-
Boronia
70
-
Broome
-
-
Bunbury
223
-
Casuarina
397
-
Eastern Goldfields
100
20
Greenough
123
-
Hakea
617
-
Karnet
174
32
Roebourne
47
8
Wooroloo
206
12
Total
3,033
72
TOTAL
3,105
(c) The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Code of Inspection Standards for Adult Facilities (published April 2007) states that there are no clear international standards on cell size.
(2) No. This information is readily available to anyone who requests it from the Department of Corrective Services.
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