❓ Hon Linda Savage asked the Minister for Corrective Services about the prevalence of mental illness within the WA prison population as of December 31, 2011. The response provides percentages and total numbers for adult and juvenile prisoners, broken down by gender and Indigenous status.
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(1) What percentage of the total adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(2) What percentage of the female adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(3) What percentage of the male adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(4) What percentage of the indigenous adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(5) What percentage of the total juvenile prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(6) What percentage of the indigenous juvenile prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(7) What was the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, identified as suffering from a mental illness, as at 31 December 2011?
(8) What percentage of the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, was identified as suffering from a mental illness, as at 31 December 2011?
(9) In the event the percentages or total number is not known, as at 31 December 2011, what is the most recent statistic or number known?
(2) What percentage of the female adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(3) What percentage of the male adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(4) What percentage of the indigenous adult prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(5) What percentage of the total juvenile prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(6) What percentage of the indigenous juvenile prison population was, as at 31 December 2011, identified as having a mental health illness?
(7) What was the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, identified as suffering from a mental illness, as at 31 December 2011?
(8) What percentage of the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, was identified as suffering from a mental illness, as at 31 December 2011?
(9) In the event the percentages or total number is not known, as at 31 December 2011, what is the most recent statistic or number known?
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Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Finance representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
55 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises that the figures provided below are based on the population of Western Australian (WA) prisoners who were being treated for a mental illness by the prison co-morbidity service on 31 December 2011. This represents those who were identified as suffering from a 'significant mental illness (which include schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, major depression, psychotic states and severe personality disorders). Figures are rounded to the nearest half percent.
(1) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the total adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 16 per cent.
(2) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the female adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 25 per cent.
(3) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the male adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 15 per cent.
(4) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the Indigenous adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 16 per cent.
(5) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the total juvenile prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 17 per cent.
(6) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the Indigenous juvenile prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 8 per cent.
(7) As at 31 December 2011, the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, identified as suffering from a mental illness was 643.
(8) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, identified as suffering from a mental health illness was 16 per cent.
(9) Not applicable.
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(1) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the total adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 16 per cent.
(2) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the female adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 25 per cent.
(3) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the male adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 15 per cent.
(4) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the Indigenous adult prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 16 per cent.
(5) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the total juvenile prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 17 per cent.
(6) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the Indigenous juvenile prison population identified as having a mental health illness was 8 per cent.
(7) As at 31 December 2011, the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, identified as suffering from a mental illness was 643.
(8) As at 31 December 2011, the percentage of the total number of prisoners, adult and juvenile, identified as suffering from a mental health illness was 16 per cent.
(9) Not applicable.
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