❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice regarding the Intensive Supervision Program (ISP), prison populations, mental health screening, and community corrections funding. The response provides data on juvenile offenders in the ISP, adult and juvenile prisoner statistics, community corrections budget allocation, and mental health screening processes. Some data requests were declined due to resource constraints.
AnsweredQoN 3694Legislative Assembly
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(1) In relation to the Intensive Supervision Program (ISP):
(a) what number of juveniles are currently managed under the ISP;
(b) what is the current cost of the ISP per individual offender;
(c) has the number of offenders managed under ISP changed since the State Government took office in September 2008 and
(i) if so, what has been the change;
(d) in which suburbs of the metropolitan area is the ISP operating (i.e. where do the juveniles under ISP live); and
(e) is the ISP operating outside the metropolitan area; and
(i) if so, in what locations?
(2) What number of adult prisoners, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total adult prison muster, are currently serving (for (b) to (e) second or more custodial sentences, having been released from previous sentences, for example, not counting prisoners who receive additional sentences whilst in prison):
(a) their first custodial sentence;
(b) their second custodial sentence;
(c) their third custodial sentence;
(d) their fourth custodial sentence; and
(e) their fifth or higher custodial sentence?
(3) What number of juvenile detainees, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total muster, are currently serving (for (b) to (e) second or more custodial sentences, having been released from previous sentences, for example, not counting detainees who receive additional sentences whilst in detention):
(a) their first custodial sentence;
(b) their second custodial sentence;
(c) their third custodial sentence;
(d) their fourth custodial sentence; and
(e) their fifth or higher custodial sentence?
(4) What amount of the $593,759,000 recurrent expenditure allocated (in the first line of the table on page 681,
Budget Paper No. 2
, Volume 2) to Corrective Services for delivery of services is allocated solely to Community Corrections? Please express this answer both numerically and as a percentage of the total, removing confusing terminology and allocations shared with other activities to ensure a clear indication of funding allocation solely for Community Corrections.
(5) How many adult prisoners who have been diagnosed with mental illness, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total, are currently serving a sentence for a crime that was non-violent but of an anti-social nature?
(6) How many juvenile detainees who have been diagnosed with mental illness, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total, are currently serving a sentence for a crime that was non-violent but of an anti-social nature?
(7) Does the Department conduct mental illness screening of all prisoners post-initial incarceration; and
(a) if so, how many times, and over what period of time, is each prisoner assessed by a qualified mental health clinician;
(b) if not, what might trigger a prisoner to be subjected to a mental health assessment by a qualified mental health clinician; and
(c) how many prisoners, expressed numerically and as a percentage of the muster, were screened for mental illness post-incarceration since September 2008?
(a) what number of juveniles are currently managed under the ISP;
(b) what is the current cost of the ISP per individual offender;
(c) has the number of offenders managed under ISP changed since the State Government took office in September 2008 and
(i) if so, what has been the change;
(d) in which suburbs of the metropolitan area is the ISP operating (i.e. where do the juveniles under ISP live); and
(e) is the ISP operating outside the metropolitan area; and
(i) if so, in what locations?
(2) What number of adult prisoners, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total adult prison muster, are currently serving (for (b) to (e) second or more custodial sentences, having been released from previous sentences, for example, not counting prisoners who receive additional sentences whilst in prison):
(a) their first custodial sentence;
(b) their second custodial sentence;
(c) their third custodial sentence;
(d) their fourth custodial sentence; and
(e) their fifth or higher custodial sentence?
(3) What number of juvenile detainees, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total muster, are currently serving (for (b) to (e) second or more custodial sentences, having been released from previous sentences, for example, not counting detainees who receive additional sentences whilst in detention):
(a) their first custodial sentence;
(b) their second custodial sentence;
(c) their third custodial sentence;
(d) their fourth custodial sentence; and
(e) their fifth or higher custodial sentence?
(4) What amount of the $593,759,000 recurrent expenditure allocated (in the first line of the table on page 681,
Budget Paper No. 2
, Volume 2) to Corrective Services for delivery of services is allocated solely to Community Corrections? Please express this answer both numerically and as a percentage of the total, removing confusing terminology and allocations shared with other activities to ensure a clear indication of funding allocation solely for Community Corrections.
(5) How many adult prisoners who have been diagnosed with mental illness, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total, are currently serving a sentence for a crime that was non-violent but of an anti-social nature?
(6) How many juvenile detainees who have been diagnosed with mental illness, expressed both numerically and as a percentage of the total, are currently serving a sentence for a crime that was non-violent but of an anti-social nature?
(7) Does the Department conduct mental illness screening of all prisoners post-initial incarceration; and
(a) if so, how many times, and over what period of time, is each prisoner assessed by a qualified mental health clinician;
(b) if not, what might trigger a prisoner to be subjected to a mental health assessment by a qualified mental health clinician; and
(c) how many prisoners, expressed numerically and as a percentage of the muster, were screened for mental illness post-incarceration since September 2008?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
14 September 2010
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
34 days
(1)(a) As at 20 August 2010, 34 young people were being supervised by the Family Intensive Team (FIT) program (formerly known as the Intensive Supervision Program).
(b) For the financial year 2009-10 the cost of FIT per individual young person
was approximately $65 556. This has been calculated based upon 53 completions in
line with a budget expenditure amount of $3 474 442.
The cost has reduced from 2007-2008 (which was approximately $111 634 per completion) to 2009-2010 due to the following factors:
· There were 29 clients in 2007-2008 who completed the program compared to 53 in 2009-2010. Therefore the average cost per young client reduces.
· In late 2007 and 2008, Kalgoorlie and Geraldton Regional Youth Justice Services opened respectively, resulting in additional FIT services therefore more young people were referred to the service.
Whilst the number of completions increased, the cohort of young people participating in the program continued to consist of those at the lower end of the offending spectrum as opposed to the intensive/complex cases which the program was funded to address. Many of the persons completing were of a similar profile to those participating in Juvenile Justice Teams or accessing Killara Youth Support Services.
It is also notable and related to a lack of suitable referrals that an overwhelming amount of the allocated budgets were underspent since the commencement of the program in 2004-2005. For instance, between 2004-2005 and 2007-2008, significant underspends were recorded ranging from 20 per cent (totalling $700 645), to a massive 44 per cent (totalling $1.4M).
(c) Yes
(c)(i) Please refer to the response provided under (1)(b).
(d) FIT services both the North and South metropolitan areas of Perth.
(e) Yes
(e)(i) FIT operates in Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.
(2)(a)-(e) Please refer to [table paper no
]
.
(3)(a)-(e) Please refer to [table paper no
]
.
(4) $593 759 000 is the appropriation allocated to the Department to deliver services. Of this amount $81 337 852 or 13.7 per cent is allocated to Community Corrections.
(5) Data of this nature is not readily available, the provision of this information would require considerable research which would divert staff away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide an answer.
(6) Data of this nature is not readily available, the provision of this information would require considerable research which would divert staff away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide an answer.
(7) Yes. All prisoners undergo a medical assessment on admission to prison, which includes a mental health screen.
(a) Prisoners presenting with major mental illness while in custody are case managed by co-morbidity clinicians and their mental state is monitored on a regular basis.
(b) Not Applicable
(c) All new admissions to prison are screened for mental illness.
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(b) For the financial year 2009-10 the cost of FIT per individual young person
was approximately $65 556. This has been calculated based upon 53 completions in
line with a budget expenditure amount of $3 474 442.
The cost has reduced from 2007-2008 (which was approximately $111 634 per completion) to 2009-2010 due to the following factors:
· There were 29 clients in 2007-2008 who completed the program compared to 53 in 2009-2010. Therefore the average cost per young client reduces.
· In late 2007 and 2008, Kalgoorlie and Geraldton Regional Youth Justice Services opened respectively, resulting in additional FIT services therefore more young people were referred to the service.
Whilst the number of completions increased, the cohort of young people participating in the program continued to consist of those at the lower end of the offending spectrum as opposed to the intensive/complex cases which the program was funded to address. Many of the persons completing were of a similar profile to those participating in Juvenile Justice Teams or accessing Killara Youth Support Services.
It is also notable and related to a lack of suitable referrals that an overwhelming amount of the allocated budgets were underspent since the commencement of the program in 2004-2005. For instance, between 2004-2005 and 2007-2008, significant underspends were recorded ranging from 20 per cent (totalling $700 645), to a massive 44 per cent (totalling $1.4M).
(c) Yes
(c)(i) Please refer to the response provided under (1)(b).
(d) FIT services both the North and South metropolitan areas of Perth.
(e) Yes
(e)(i) FIT operates in Geraldton and Kalgoorlie.
(2)(a)-(e) Please refer to [table paper no
]
.
(3)(a)-(e) Please refer to [table paper no
]
.
(4) $593 759 000 is the appropriation allocated to the Department to deliver services. Of this amount $81 337 852 or 13.7 per cent is allocated to Community Corrections.
(5) Data of this nature is not readily available, the provision of this information would require considerable research which would divert staff away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide an answer.
(6) Data of this nature is not readily available, the provision of this information would require considerable research which would divert staff away from their normal duties and I am not prepared to allocate the State's resources to provide an answer.
(7) Yes. All prisoners undergo a medical assessment on admission to prison, which includes a mental health screen.
(a) Prisoners presenting with major mental illness while in custody are case managed by co-morbidity clinicians and their mental state is monitored on a regular basis.
(b) Not Applicable
(c) All new admissions to prison are screened for mental illness.
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