❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding average out-of-cell hours and lockdowns in WA prisons from 2019-2022. Data is provided by facility and year.
AnsweredQoN 882Legislative Council
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(1) What was the average out of cell hour time for each of Western Australia's prisons in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date? (2) For each of Western Australia's prisons, how many lock downs occurred in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
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Answered
11 October 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
6 days
(1) See Table 1
(2) See Table 2
Table 1: Average Out of Cell Hours by Facility and Calendar Year
Facility
2019
2020
2021
2022
Acacia Prison
11.23
9.87
8.51
7.17
Albany Regional Prison
9.71
9.94
9.92
9.4
Bandyup Women's Prison
9.24
9.27
9.3
7.76
Boronia Pre Release Centre
16
16
15.98
15.51
Broome Regional Prison
13.12
13.31
13.04
11.92
Bunbury Regional Prison
12.49
11.72
11.77
11.68
Casuarina Prison
9.84
9.49
9.2
8.1
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
10.38
10.36
10.03
8.97
Greenough Regional Prison
11.25
11.03
10.82
9.87
Hakea Prison
9.94
9.62
9.78
7.48
Karnet Prison Farm
17
17
17
17
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
10.18
10.25
--
--
Melaleuca Women's Prison
--
9.91
9.96
8.56
Pardelup Prison Farm
17
17
17
17
Roebourne Regional Prison
11.6
11.35
11.3
11.21
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
11.35
10.84
10.85
10.67
West Kimberley Regional Prison
9.79
9.35
9.4
8.83
Wooroloo Prison Farm
15.62
15.68
15.68
15.68
Table 2: Number of Lockdowns by Facility and Calendar Year
Facility
2019
2020
2021
2022
Acacia Prison
9235
9007
8848
5173
Albany Regional Prison
1470
1944
1769
1480
Bandyup Women's Prison
3630
4903
4756
4427
Boronia Pre Release Centre
0
2
11
74
Broome Regional Prison
725
894
854
591
Bunbury Regional Prison
770
1674
1701
1156
Casuarina Prison
5773
8510
12308
12051
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
2327
1930
2549
2374
Greenough Regional Prison
2249
3067
2994
4308
Hakea Prison
4655
7387
5887
7859
Karnet Prison Farm
0
0
0
0
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
865
458
--
--
Melaleuca Women's Prison
--
931
2063
1247
Pardelup Prison Farm
0
0
0
0
Roebourne Regional Prison
86
10
119
186
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
229
219
170
168
West Kimberley Regional Prison
1629
1631
1651
1509
Wooroloo Prison Farm
0
0
0
0
Notes:
· Each year commences on 1 January.
· 2022 year is up to and including 30 August.
· The privately operated Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility became the publicly operated Melaleuca Women's Prison in 2020, hence the two records for that year.
(2) See Table 2
Table 1: Average Out of Cell Hours by Facility and Calendar Year
Facility
2019
2020
2021
2022
Acacia Prison
11.23
9.87
8.51
7.17
Albany Regional Prison
9.71
9.94
9.92
9.4
Bandyup Women's Prison
9.24
9.27
9.3
7.76
Boronia Pre Release Centre
16
16
15.98
15.51
Broome Regional Prison
13.12
13.31
13.04
11.92
Bunbury Regional Prison
12.49
11.72
11.77
11.68
Casuarina Prison
9.84
9.49
9.2
8.1
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
10.38
10.36
10.03
8.97
Greenough Regional Prison
11.25
11.03
10.82
9.87
Hakea Prison
9.94
9.62
9.78
7.48
Karnet Prison Farm
17
17
17
17
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
10.18
10.25
--
--
Melaleuca Women's Prison
--
9.91
9.96
8.56
Pardelup Prison Farm
17
17
17
17
Roebourne Regional Prison
11.6
11.35
11.3
11.21
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
11.35
10.84
10.85
10.67
West Kimberley Regional Prison
9.79
9.35
9.4
8.83
Wooroloo Prison Farm
15.62
15.68
15.68
15.68
Table 2: Number of Lockdowns by Facility and Calendar Year
Facility
2019
2020
2021
2022
Acacia Prison
9235
9007
8848
5173
Albany Regional Prison
1470
1944
1769
1480
Bandyup Women's Prison
3630
4903
4756
4427
Boronia Pre Release Centre
0
2
11
74
Broome Regional Prison
725
894
854
591
Bunbury Regional Prison
770
1674
1701
1156
Casuarina Prison
5773
8510
12308
12051
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
2327
1930
2549
2374
Greenough Regional Prison
2249
3067
2994
4308
Hakea Prison
4655
7387
5887
7859
Karnet Prison Farm
0
0
0
0
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
865
458
--
--
Melaleuca Women's Prison
--
931
2063
1247
Pardelup Prison Farm
0
0
0
0
Roebourne Regional Prison
86
10
119
186
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
229
219
170
168
West Kimberley Regional Prison
1629
1631
1651
1509
Wooroloo Prison Farm
0
0
0
0
Notes:
· Each year commences on 1 January.
· 2022 year is up to and including 30 August.
· The privately operated Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility became the publicly operated Melaleuca Women's Prison in 2020, hence the two records for that year.
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