❓ Dr. Pettitt asks about out-of-cell hours for detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 in October 2022. The response provides average out-of-cell hours but states individual hours vary and data for individual unlock times is not readily available.
AnsweredQoN 1170Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES —
OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1170. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention.
(1) What was the
average out-of-cell hours for detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and
unit 18, respectively, in October 2022?
(2) What is the
average time out of cell—unlock time—for each young person who
was held at unit 18 in October 2022?
OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
1170. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention.
(1) What was the
average out-of-cell hours for detainees at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and
unit 18, respectively, in October 2022?
(2) What is the
average time out of cell—unlock time—for each young person who
was held at unit 18 in October 2022?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) Out-of-cell
hours for youth facilities from 1 October 2022 to 31 October 2022 are Banksia
Hill Detention Centre, 8.47 hours and unit 18, 3.56 hours. Average out-of-cell
hours are not reflective of an individual young person's out-of-cell
hours, which are varied and dependent on their circumstances. Out-of-cell hours
are impacted by critical incidents occurring in the unit, including cell and
unit damage, assaults on staff, refusal to follow instructions and other
behavioural issues. Out-of-cell hours may also be impacted by detainee
movements and arrangements made to facilitate social and official visits.
(2) The
department's data systems do not allow for this information to be
readily extracted. We request that the member put this question on notice.
of the question and provide the following answer on behalf of the parliamentary
secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) Out-of-cell
hours for youth facilities from 1 October 2022 to 31 October 2022 are Banksia
Hill Detention Centre, 8.47 hours and unit 18, 3.56 hours. Average out-of-cell
hours are not reflective of an individual young person's out-of-cell
hours, which are varied and dependent on their circumstances. Out-of-cell hours
are impacted by critical incidents occurring in the unit, including cell and
unit damage, assaults on staff, refusal to follow instructions and other
behavioural issues. Out-of-cell hours may also be impacted by detainee
movements and arrangements made to facilitate social and official visits.
(2) The
department's data systems do not allow for this information to be
readily extracted. We request that the member put this question on notice.
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