❓ Hon Dr Brad Pettitt asks about the number of deaths in custody in WA prisons and detention centres this calendar year, broken down by facility and remand status. The Minister provides the data in tabular form to be incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 1359Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
CORRECTIVE SERVICES —
DEATHS IN CUSTODY
1359. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) Can the minister please provide
the number of deaths in custody this calendar year, by facility?
(2) How many of the people were on
remand?
DEATHS IN CUSTODY
1359. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
(1) Can the minister please provide
the number of deaths in custody this calendar year, by facility?
(2) How many of the people were on
remand?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The answer is in tabular form and lists the
facility and the number of deceased, so I ask that the answers to (1) and (2)
be incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
The
Department of Justice advise:
(1) Table 1. Deaths in Custody
between 1 January 2024 and 4 November 2024.
Facility
Number
of Deceased
Acacia
Prison
1
Albany
Regional Prison
0
Bandyup
Women's Prison
0
Banksia
Hill Detention Centre
1
Boronia
Pre-Release Centre
0
Broome
Regional Prison
0
Bunbury
Regional Prison
2
Casuarina
Prison
4
Dowerin
Work Camp
0
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
0
Greenough
Regional Prison
0
Hakea
Prison
5
Karnet
Prison Farm
0
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
0
Pardelup
Prison Farm
0
Roebourne
Regional Prison
0
Roebourne
Town Work Camp
0
Walpole
Work Camp
0
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
0
Warburton
Work Camp
0
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
0
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
0
Wyndham
Work Camp
0
Unit
18 Detention Centre
0
(2) Table 2. Deaths in
Custody (Remand Only 2 ) between 1 January 2024 and 4 November 2024.
Facility
Number
of Deceased
Acacia
Prison
0
Albany
Regional Prison
0
Bandyup
Women's Prison
0
Banksia
Hill Detention Centre
0
Boronia
Pre-Release Centre
0
Broome
Regional Prison
0
Bunbury
Regional Prison
0
Casuarina
Prison
2
Dowerin
Work Camp
0
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
0
Greenough
Regional Prison
0
Hakea
Prison
4
Karnet
Prison Farm
0
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
0
Pardelup
Prison Farm
0
Roebourne
Regional Prison
0
Roebourne
Town Work Camp
0
Walpole
Work Camp
0
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
0
Warburton
Work Camp
0
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
0
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
0
Wyndham
Work Camp
0
Unit
18 Detention Centre
0
2 Table 2 is a subset of Table 1
some notice of the question. The answer is in tabular form and lists the
facility and the number of deceased, so I ask that the answers to (1) and (2)
be incorporated into Hansard.
[Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
The
Department of Justice advise:
(1) Table 1. Deaths in Custody
between 1 January 2024 and 4 November 2024.
Facility
Number
of Deceased
Acacia
Prison
1
Albany
Regional Prison
0
Bandyup
Women's Prison
0
Banksia
Hill Detention Centre
1
Boronia
Pre-Release Centre
0
Broome
Regional Prison
0
Bunbury
Regional Prison
2
Casuarina
Prison
4
Dowerin
Work Camp
0
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
0
Greenough
Regional Prison
0
Hakea
Prison
5
Karnet
Prison Farm
0
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
0
Pardelup
Prison Farm
0
Roebourne
Regional Prison
0
Roebourne
Town Work Camp
0
Walpole
Work Camp
0
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
0
Warburton
Work Camp
0
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
0
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
0
Wyndham
Work Camp
0
Unit
18 Detention Centre
0
(2) Table 2. Deaths in
Custody (Remand Only 2 ) between 1 January 2024 and 4 November 2024.
Facility
Number
of Deceased
Acacia
Prison
0
Albany
Regional Prison
0
Bandyup
Women's Prison
0
Banksia
Hill Detention Centre
0
Boronia
Pre-Release Centre
0
Broome
Regional Prison
0
Bunbury
Regional Prison
0
Casuarina
Prison
2
Dowerin
Work Camp
0
Eastern
Goldfields Regional Prison
0
Greenough
Regional Prison
0
Hakea
Prison
4
Karnet
Prison Farm
0
Melaleuca
Women's Prison
0
Pardelup
Prison Farm
0
Roebourne
Regional Prison
0
Roebourne
Town Work Camp
0
Walpole
Work Camp
0
Wandoo
Rehabilitation Prison
0
Warburton
Work Camp
0
West
Kimberley Regional Prison
0
Wooroloo
Prison Farm
0
Wyndham
Work Camp
0
Unit
18 Detention Centre
0
2 Table 2 is a subset of Table 1
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