❓ Dr. Brad Pettitt questions the Minister for Corrective Services regarding unit-wide confinement orders at Banksia Hill and Unit 18, support offered to detainees, and suicide contagion countermeasures. The Minister provides data on confinement orders and tables additional support information.
AnsweredQoN 1454Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
YOUTH DETENTION — BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE
AND UNIT 18, CASUARINA PRISON
1454. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention.
(1) How many
unit-wide confinement orders have been issued at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
and unit 18 respectively between 1 July and 11 November 2024?
(2) Has the
Department of Justice offered any additional support to those who were in
custody on Thursday, 29 August?
(3) Has the
Department of Justice done anything to counter suicide contagion, which may
lead to other deaths in custody?
AND UNIT 18, CASUARINA PRISON
1454. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth detention.
(1) How many
unit-wide confinement orders have been issued at Banksia Hill Detention Centre
and unit 18 respectively between 1 July and 11 November 2024?
(2) Has the
Department of Justice offered any additional support to those who were in
custody on Thursday, 29 August?
(3) Has the
Department of Justice done anything to counter suicide contagion, which may
lead to other deaths in custody?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The Department of Justice advises the following.
(1) Unit-wide
confinement orders by month and youth detention facility are detailed below. This
information lists the facility, the dates and the numbers. There is a note that
says ''As at 11 November 2024''. I seek leave to have the table
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1) Unit wide confinement order
by month and youth detention facility are detailed below:
Facility
July
24
August
24
September
24
October
24
November*
24
Banksia
Hill
36
8
Nil
Nil
Nil
Unit
18
17
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
*As at
11 November 2024
(2)–(3) Yes. I table an
additional support paper for unit 18 and Banksia Hill.
[See paper 3811 .]
some notice of the question. The Department of Justice advises the following.
(1) Unit-wide
confinement orders by month and youth detention facility are detailed below. This
information lists the facility, the dates and the numbers. There is a note that
says ''As at 11 November 2024''. I seek leave to have the table
incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1) Unit wide confinement order
by month and youth detention facility are detailed below:
Facility
July
24
August
24
September
24
October
24
November*
24
Banksia
Hill
36
8
Nil
Nil
Nil
Unit
18
17
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
*As at
11 November 2024
(2)–(3) Yes. I table an
additional support paper for unit 18 and Banksia Hill.
[See paper 3811 .]
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