❓ Mr. Love questions the Minister for Corrective Services about a damning report on Bunbury Regional Prison, citing inadequate staffing, infrastructure, and negative conditions. The Minister dismisses the report as retrospective and claims the issues are historical and not current.
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BUNBURY REGIONAL PRISON —
REPORT
435. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Corrective Services:
The Office of the Inspector of
Custodial Services exposed the dire conditions at Bunbury Regional Prison in
the report tabled yesterday. The facility has struggled with inadequate
staffing and infrastructure to support its growing population. There are
reports of extended wait times for health treatment, failed rehabilitation
programs, significant decline in support for prison staff and an increase in
bullying, intimidation and threats. This report is damning and goes back over a
period of time.
What has the minister done to
address the concerning situation at Bunbury Regional Prison?
REPORT
435. Mr R.S. LOVE to the Minister for Corrective Services:
The Office of the Inspector of
Custodial Services exposed the dire conditions at Bunbury Regional Prison in
the report tabled yesterday. The facility has struggled with inadequate
staffing and infrastructure to support its growing population. There are
reports of extended wait times for health treatment, failed rehabilitation
programs, significant decline in support for prison staff and an increase in
bullying, intimidation and threats. This report is damning and goes back over a
period of time.
What has the minister done to
address the concerning situation at Bunbury Regional Prison?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for his question. The thing about reports like the one tabled
by the Inspector of Custodial Services is that they are only snapshot
assessments; they are retrospective, so they look backwards. It is a rear-vision
mirror report on something that was the case some time ago. Despite the member's
interpretation of the report, conditions at
Bunbury Regional Prison are not so dire. That aside, the claims about personnel
complaints, complaints of bullying and things of that nature are
historical; therefore, the member's claims about Bunbury prison are not
current.
thank the member for his question. The thing about reports like the one tabled
by the Inspector of Custodial Services is that they are only snapshot
assessments; they are retrospective, so they look backwards. It is a rear-vision
mirror report on something that was the case some time ago. Despite the member's
interpretation of the report, conditions at
Bunbury Regional Prison are not so dire. That aside, the claims about personnel
complaints, complaints of bullying and things of that nature are
historical; therefore, the member's claims about Bunbury prison are not
current.
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