❓ Question on Notice regarding deaths in custody in WA prisons and youth detention facilities, seeking a breakdown by date, facility, Indigenous status, and remand status. The Minister provided a detailed table in response.
AnsweredQoN 672Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
Corrective services—Deaths in custody672.Hon Dr Brad Pettittto theminister representing
the Minister for Corrective Services:I refer to adult
prison and youth detention facilities.(1) Can the minister please provide a list of each
death in custody this calendar year to date, including:(a) the date the death occurred;(b) the prison or facility in which the individual
was detained;(c) whether the person was Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander; and(d) whether the person was on remand?
the Minister for Corrective Services:I refer to adult
prison and youth detention facilities.(1) Can the minister please provide a list of each
death in custody this calendar year to date, including:(a) the date the death occurred;(b) the prison or facility in which the individual
was detained;(c) whether the person was Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islander; and(d) whether the person was on remand?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
10 September 2025
Response time
0 days
Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:I thank the member
for some notice of the question and I provide the following answer on behalf of
the Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is in tabular form, so I seek
leave to have it incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.1)a)b)c)d)Cause of
Death13/01/2025CasuarinaNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL21/02/2025MelaleucaNon-AboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL7/03/2025CasuarinaAboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL27/03/2025CasuarinaNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL2/04/2025Eastern
GoldfieldsAboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL7/05/2025CasuarinaAboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL9/05/2025HakeaNon-AboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL10/05/2025CasuarinaAboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL30/07/2025AlbanyAboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL13/08/2025HakeaAboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL5/09/2025AcaciaNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL6/09/2025AlbanyNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL
Corrective services—Deaths in custody
for some notice of the question and I provide the following answer on behalf of
the Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is in tabular form, so I seek
leave to have it incorporated intoHansard.Leave granted for
the following material to be incorporated.1)a)b)c)d)Cause of
Death13/01/2025CasuarinaNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL21/02/2025MelaleucaNon-AboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL7/03/2025CasuarinaAboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL27/03/2025CasuarinaNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL2/04/2025Eastern
GoldfieldsAboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL7/05/2025CasuarinaAboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL9/05/2025HakeaNon-AboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL10/05/2025CasuarinaAboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL30/07/2025AlbanyAboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL13/08/2025HakeaAboriginalUNSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL5/09/2025AcaciaNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
NATURAL6/09/2025AlbanyNon-AboriginalSENTENCEDAPPARENT
UNNATURAL
Corrective services—Deaths in custody
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