❓ A parliamentary question regarding the number of offenders entering the WA prison system in 2014, their sentence lengths, demographics, and drug-related offences, along with the current prison muster as of August 2015.
AnsweredQoN 4422Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
For the calendar year 2014, how many individual offenders entered the prison system: (a) of these, how many completed a sentence of 6 months or less; (b) how many completed a sentence of 3 months or less; (c) how many offenders who completed a sentence of less than 6 months were sentenced for a drug related offence: (i) of those sentenced for a drug related offence, how many completed a sentence of 3 months or less; and (ii) of those who completed a sentence of less than 6 months for a drug related offence, how many were entering the prison system for the first time at commencement of the current sentence; (d) for each question above, how many individuals were: (i) male; (ii) female; (iii) Aboriginal male; and (iv) Aboriginal female; and (e) at the time of answering, what is the total adult prison muster: (i) how many adult male prisoners were serving a sentence of 6 months or less; (ii) how many adult female prisoners were serving a sentence of 6 months or less; (iii) how many of those in questions (i) and (ii) were Aboriginal; (iv) how many were serving a sentence for drug related offences; and (v) how many had entered the prison system for the first time at commencement of the current sentence?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 September 2015
Responded by
Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
34 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises:
Responses are based on a distinct count of prisoners. Where a prisoner entered the WA prison system on more than one occasion during the period specified, they have been counted only once.
Responses to questions seeking information on the number of prisoners with a drug related offence are based on the most serious offence of the prisoner.
In the 2014 calendar year 6,613 adult prisoners entered the WA prison system.
(a) 753
(b) 275
(c) 81
(i) 30
(ii) 15
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c) (i)
(c) (ii)
(i)
630
226
24
14
(ii)
123
49
6
1
(iii)
179
62
0
1
(iv)
67
25
1
0
As at 19 Aug 2015:
(e) 5,556
(i) 359
(ii) 74
(iii) 167 male Aboriginal prisoners. 49 female Aboriginal prisoners.
(iv) 721
(v) 1,478
Responses are based on a distinct count of prisoners. Where a prisoner entered the WA prison system on more than one occasion during the period specified, they have been counted only once.
Responses to questions seeking information on the number of prisoners with a drug related offence are based on the most serious offence of the prisoner.
In the 2014 calendar year 6,613 adult prisoners entered the WA prison system.
(a) 753
(b) 275
(c) 81
(i) 30
(ii) 15
(d)
(a)
(b)
(c) (i)
(c) (ii)
(i)
630
226
24
14
(ii)
123
49
6
1
(iii)
179
62
0
1
(iv)
67
25
1
0
As at 19 Aug 2015:
(e) 5,556
(i) 359
(ii) 74
(iii) 167 male Aboriginal prisoners. 49 female Aboriginal prisoners.
(iv) 721
(v) 1,478
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