❓ Mr. Papalia questions the Minister for Corrective Services about a 'cold-eyes review' within the Department. The Minister responds vaguely, outlining his priorities for the department, focusing on intervention and prisoner rehabilitation.
AnsweredQoN 62Legislative Assembly
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DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES — REVIEW
62. Mr P. PAPALIA to the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the cold-eyes review to which the minister
referred during this question time.
(1) Who in the
department gave the minister the information for this review?
(2) What
particular findings from this cold-eyes review disturbed the minister?
(3) Who in the
Premier's office did the minister discuss his cold-eyes review with?
62. Mr P. PAPALIA to the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the cold-eyes review to which the minister
referred during this question time.
(1) Who in the
department gave the minister the information for this review?
(2) What
particular findings from this cold-eyes review disturbed the minister?
(3) Who in the
Premier's office did the minister discuss his cold-eyes review with?
AnswerView source ↗
(1)–(3)
In the past six weeks I have met many people from the Department of Corrective
Services. In the first four weeks —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Just not the boss! Not
the CEO!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : I
did not meet the commissioner in the first four weeks.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : I
met with the acting commissioner, Heather Harker. I have met with a lot of
deputy commissioners. I have asked a lot of questions, as members would expect
a new minister to do, across a range of issues to do with the management of
that department and to do with the direction the department was heading in. I
cannot possibly name right now every single person whom I have met in the
Department of Corrective Services in the first four weeks. But let me tell
members that I met many people, from prison officers up to the acting
commissioner, and I had lots of conversations and lots of incoming ministerial
briefings and I asked lots of questions.
What was the second part of the member's question?
Mr P. Papalia :
What were the findings in the minister's cold-eyes review that
disturbed him?
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
As far as the directions, I believe —
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : The
direction in which I and the government believe Corrective Services should
travel is pretty easy. We need to concentrate efforts in two areas; firstly, in
intervention when it comes to the most vulnerable and most likely offenders in
society. The member would have read my comments about how I am trying to find
savings in other parts of the department to invest money in those prevention
strategies. Secondly, I also believe that when a prisoner leaves the
corrections system, they should be as job ready as possible so that they can
land on their feet when they get out of jail.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
It is so that when prisoners leave the corrections system, they can land on
their feet and have the best possible chance we can give them to make a
meaningful contribution to society and to not reoffend. So, it is pretty
simple, member for Warnbro. I have two priorities on which I think we need to
change direction and into which we need to put more resources. There are some
great programs out there at the moment that already address some of these
issues, but I think they deserve a bit more effort and a bit more resources,
and that is the direction to which I want to see the corrections system change.
In the past six weeks I have met many people from the Department of Corrective
Services. In the first four weeks —
Mr B.S. Wyatt : Just not the boss! Not
the CEO!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : I
did not meet the commissioner in the first four weeks.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Members!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : I
met with the acting commissioner, Heather Harker. I have met with a lot of
deputy commissioners. I have asked a lot of questions, as members would expect
a new minister to do, across a range of issues to do with the management of
that department and to do with the direction the department was heading in. I
cannot possibly name right now every single person whom I have met in the
Department of Corrective Services in the first four weeks. But let me tell
members that I met many people, from prison officers up to the acting
commissioner, and I had lots of conversations and lots of incoming ministerial
briefings and I asked lots of questions.
What was the second part of the member's question?
Mr P. Papalia :
What were the findings in the minister's cold-eyes review that
disturbed him?
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
As far as the directions, I believe —
Mr J.R. Quigley interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Butler, I call you to order for the first time!
Mr J.M. FRANCIS : The
direction in which I and the government believe Corrective Services should
travel is pretty easy. We need to concentrate efforts in two areas; firstly, in
intervention when it comes to the most vulnerable and most likely offenders in
society. The member would have read my comments about how I am trying to find
savings in other parts of the department to invest money in those prevention
strategies. Secondly, I also believe that when a prisoner leaves the
corrections system, they should be as job ready as possible so that they can
land on their feet when they get out of jail.
Several members interjected.
The SPEAKER :
Member for Girrawheen, I call you to order for the first time.
Mr J.M. FRANCIS :
It is so that when prisoners leave the corrections system, they can land on
their feet and have the best possible chance we can give them to make a
meaningful contribution to society and to not reoffend. So, it is pretty
simple, member for Warnbro. I have two priorities on which I think we need to
change direction and into which we need to put more resources. There are some
great programs out there at the moment that already address some of these
issues, but I think they deserve a bit more effort and a bit more resources,
and that is the direction to which I want to see the corrections system change.
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