Question regarding religious support offered to inmates at Casuarina Prison, specifically focusing on whether Muslim inmates receive the same level of support as other religious groups.

AnsweredQoN 2180Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 October 2017
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I refer to the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services Report No. 110: Report of an Announced Inspection of Casuarina Prison tabled 22 August 2017, and ask: (a) what religious support is offered to inmates; (b) since Muslims make up the fourth largest religious cohort, are they entitled to the same levels of religious support as cohorts of other religions; and (c) if not, why not?

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Answered
23 November 2017
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
11 days
The Department of Justice (the Department) advises:
Section 95E of the Prisons Act 1981 states that prisoners shall be permitted to

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