❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding hospitalisations of prisoners/detainees due to assault between 1 Jan and 25 Sept 2017. Data provided on assaults by facility, but hospitalisation specifics require manual review.
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Since 1 January 2017, have any prisoners or detainees have been hospitalised as a result of an assault, and if so: (a) what is the breakdown of assaults by prison or detention centre; and (b) in each instance how long was the detainee or prisoner hospitalised (by days) and in what hospital?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
12 October 2017
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
The Department of Justice advises:
Serious assault and assault incidents, Adult prisons and Youth detention in Western Australia, 1 January to 25 September 2017
Against Prisoner
Against Staff
Total
Facility
Assault
Serious Assault
Total
Assault
Serious Assault
Total
Acacia Prison
11
4
15
6
2
8
23
Albany Regional Prison
9
1
10
3
0
3
13
Bandyup Women’s Prison
21
5
26
9
1
10
36
Boronia Pre Release Centre
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Broome Regional Prison
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunbury Regional Prison
13
3
16
1
0
1
17
Casuarina Prison
31
9
40
8
5
13
53
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
14
1
15
13
1
14
29
Greenough Regional Prison
10
5
15
3
0
3
18
Hakea Prison
52
8
60
7
1
8
68
Karnet Prison Farm
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
4
0
4
4
0
4
8
Pardelup Prison Farm
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Roebourne Regional Prison
3
1
4
2
0
2
6
Wandoo Reintegration Facility
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
West Kimberley Regional Prison
8
0
8
3
0
3
11
Wooroloo Prison Farm
4
0
4
0
0
0
4
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
16
0
16
15
3
18
34
Total
199
39
238
74
13
87
325
b. That identification of assaults where hospitalisation has occurred, and the amount of time spent in hospital is therefore not readily available from the Department’s systems and would require a manual review of individual incidents.
Serious assault and assault incidents, Adult prisons and Youth detention in Western Australia, 1 January to 25 September 2017
Against Prisoner
Against Staff
Total
Facility
Assault
Serious Assault
Total
Assault
Serious Assault
Total
Acacia Prison
11
4
15
6
2
8
23
Albany Regional Prison
9
1
10
3
0
3
13
Bandyup Women’s Prison
21
5
26
9
1
10
36
Boronia Pre Release Centre
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Broome Regional Prison
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bunbury Regional Prison
13
3
16
1
0
1
17
Casuarina Prison
31
9
40
8
5
13
53
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
14
1
15
13
1
14
29
Greenough Regional Prison
10
5
15
3
0
3
18
Hakea Prison
52
8
60
7
1
8
68
Karnet Prison Farm
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
4
0
4
4
0
4
8
Pardelup Prison Farm
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Roebourne Regional Prison
3
1
4
2
0
2
6
Wandoo Reintegration Facility
2
0
2
0
0
0
2
West Kimberley Regional Prison
8
0
8
3
0
3
11
Wooroloo Prison Farm
4
0
4
0
0
0
4
Banksia Hill Detention Centre
16
0
16
15
3
18
34
Total
199
39
238
74
13
87
325
b. That identification of assaults where hospitalisation has occurred, and the amount of time spent in hospital is therefore not readily available from the Department’s systems and would require a manual review of individual incidents.
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