❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding projected prisoner population increases due to legislative changes and prison capacity.
AnsweredQoN 26Legislative Assembly
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(2) What are the projected increases in prisoner population expected to be over the next five years as a result of the introduction of mandatory sentencing?
(3) How many prisoners can be held in Western Australian prisons according to maximum capacity measures?
(3) How many prisoners can be held in Western Australian prisons according to maximum capacity measures?
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Answered
3 December 2008
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
22 days
(1) Department of Corrective Services modelling has estimated that the
Repeal of the Transition Provisions
is likely to increase the daily average prisoner population in the next five years by 604.
(2) The Department of Corrective Services estimates that mandatory sentencing for assaults on police officers is likely to increase the daily average prisoner population in the next five years by 9.
(3) Adult prisons in Western Australian currently have a design capacity of 3315 beds. Suitable cells have been modified to accommodate up to 4100 beds in an emergency.
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Repeal of the Transition Provisions
is likely to increase the daily average prisoner population in the next five years by 604.
(2) The Department of Corrective Services estimates that mandatory sentencing for assaults on police officers is likely to increase the daily average prisoner population in the next five years by 9.
(3) Adult prisons in Western Australian currently have a design capacity of 3315 beds. Suitable cells have been modified to accommodate up to 4100 beds in an emergency.
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