❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice inquires about the number and security classifications of male prisoners from regional areas (Midwest Gascoyne, Kimberley, Goldfields, and Pilbara) held in metropolitan prisons. The Minister provides the requested data, clarifying regional definitions used by Corrective Services.
AnsweredQoN 971Legislative Council
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PRISONS — REGIONAL PRISONERS IN METROPOLITAN PRISONS
(1) How many male prisoners from the Midwest Gascoyne region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (2) How many male prisoners from the Kimberley region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (3) How many male prisoners from the Goldfields region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
(1) How many male prisoners from the Midwest Gascoyne region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (2) How many male prisoners from the Kimberley region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (3) How many male prisoners from the Goldfields region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(2) How many male prisoners from the Kimberley region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (3) How many male prisoners from the Goldfields region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(3) How many male prisoners from the Goldfields region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(2) How many male prisoners from the Kimberley region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (3) How many male prisoners from the Goldfields region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(3) How many male prisoners from the Goldfields region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(4) How many male prisoners from the Pilbara region are currently being held in metropolitan prisons? (5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(5) Will the minister table the security classifications of the male prisoners from each of the above regions currently being held in metropolitan prisons; and, if not, why not? Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
Hon SIMON O’BRIEN replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. Some of the regions are described slightly differently in Corrective Services parlance than the ones the member has referred to. I think it will be clear when the honourable member hears the answer. (1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(1) The Midwest Gascoyne is in the central region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 64. (2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(2) One hundred and fifteen. (3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(3) The Goldfields is in the south eastern region. The number of male prisoners concerned is 140. (4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(4) Sixty-six. (5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
(5) In the central region there are 15 maximum, 30 medium and 19 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Kimberley region there are 20 maximum, 90 medium and five minimum–security male prisoners. In the south eastern region there are 12 maximum, 113 medium and 15 minimum–security male prisoners. In the Pilbara region there are 11 maximum, 44 medium, and 11 minimum–security male prisoners.
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