❓ Hon Adele Farina asks about the ratio of prison officers to prisoners at Bunbury Regional Prison for 2014-15 and 2015-16, including a breakdown by shift. The Department of Corrective Services provides overall ratios but cannot provide shift-specific data due to data collection limitations.
AnsweredQoN 3560Legislative Council
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I refer to the staffing of the Bunbury Regional Prison, and I ask: (a) for each of 2014-15 and 2015-16 to date, what is the ratio of prison officers to prisoners at Bunbury Regional Prison; (b) is it possible to identify the ratio of prison officers to prisoners for each shift at the Bunbury Regional Prison; (c) if no to (b), why not; and (d) if yes to (b), for each of the financial years identified in (a), for each shift, what is the ratio of prison officers to prisoners?
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Answered
1 December 2015
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
42 days
The Department of Corrective Services (the Department) advises:
(a)
Financial year
Ratio of prison officers to prisoners
2014-15
1 : 2.9
1 Jul 2015 - 30 Sep 2015
1 : 3.1
(b) The ratio of prison officers to prisoners for each shift within each financial year identified in (a) is unable to be reported from current systems.
(c) The ratio of prison officers to prisoners on individual shifts is not able to be provided as prisoner population information is based on a midnight count for each date only, rather than for individual shifts. Staffing information related to individual shifts is maintained in the Departments rostering system.
(d) Not applicable.
(a)
Financial year
Ratio of prison officers to prisoners
2014-15
1 : 2.9
1 Jul 2015 - 30 Sep 2015
1 : 3.1
(b) The ratio of prison officers to prisoners for each shift within each financial year identified in (a) is unable to be reported from current systems.
(c) The ratio of prison officers to prisoners on individual shifts is not able to be provided as prisoner population information is based on a midnight count for each date only, rather than for individual shifts. Staffing information related to individual shifts is maintained in the Departments rostering system.
(d) Not applicable.
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