❓ A member of parliament is requesting data on the deployment frequency of drug detection dogs at various Western Australian prisons over three financial years. The answer provided declines to give specific numbers for security reasons.
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I note the Minister's media release dated Friday, 15 June 2018 titled New canine recruits join the fight against drugs in WA jails, and ask during the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 financial years how many times were drug detection dogs deployed at: (a) Acacia Prison; (b) Albany Regional Prison; (c) Bandyup Women's Prison; (d) Boronia Pre-release Centre for Women; (e) Broome Regional Prison; (f) Bunbury Regional Prison; (g) Casuarina Prison; (h) Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison; (i) Greenough Regional Prison; (j) Hakea Prison; (k) Karnet Prison Farm; (l) Melaleuca; (m) Pardelup Prison Farm; (n) Roebourne Regional Prison; (o) Wandoo; (p) West Kimberley Regional Prison; and (q) Wooroloo Prison Farm?
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Answered
18 September 2018
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
The Department of Justice advises:
During the periods in question, the Department’s drug detection dogs were deployed a total of 14,907 times across all custodial facilities. For operational security reasons, the specific number of deployments at each prison listed have not been provided.
During the periods in question, the Department’s drug detection dogs were deployed a total of 14,907 times across all custodial facilities. For operational security reasons, the specific number of deployments at each prison listed have not been provided.
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