WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding pre-release programs, home leave, and parole recommendations for prisoners serving life sentences and Governor's pleasure sentences. The response indicates limited activity in these areas within the specified timeframe.

AnsweredQoN 2359Legislative Assembly
Asked
12 June 2007
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Attorney General

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(a) life sentence; and
(b) Governor’s pleasure prisoners,
have been -
(i) approved for pre-release programs;
(ii) recommended for permission to have home leave; and
(iii) recommended for the granting of parole?
(2) Of the Governor’s pleasure prisoners, what was the type of offence that led to each prisoner receiving that sentence?
(3) Of the prisoners whom the Attorney General recommended for parole, how many -
(a) have successfully completed parole;
(b) are currently on parole; and
(c) have had their parole terminated for -
(i) offending, and for what offences;
(ii) other breach of parole; and
(iii) other reasons?
(4) Of those prisoners whom the Attorney General recommended for home leave, how many -
(a) are currently entitled to -
(i) 12 hours;
(ii) 24 hours;
(iii) 36 hours; and
(iv) other periods of home leave;
(b) have successfully completed home leave;
(c) have had their pre-release program terminated; and
(d) have had their home leave terminated for -
(i) offending, and for what offences;
(ii) other breach of home leave conditions; and
(iii) other reasons?

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Answered
14 August 2007
Response time
63 days
From 28 January 2007 to 31 May 2007:
(1) (a) (i) Nil.
(ii) Nil.
(iii) Five.
(b) (i) Nil.
(ii) Nil.
(iii) Nil.
(2) There were no Governor's pleasure (now known as indeterminate sentences) prisoners amongst the above.
(3) (a) Nil.
(b) Five .
(c) Nil.
(i) Nil.
(ii) One suspension of Parole due to Non-Compliance.
(iii) Nil.
(4) There has been no home leave recommended by the Attorney General since 28 January 2007 for this group of prisoners.
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