❓ A WA parliamentary question seeks details on the allocation and expenditure of funds from the Meth Action Plan within the Corrective Services portfolio, specifically regarding rehabilitation initiatives. The answer provides figures, identifies initiatives, and lists rehabilitation services available to prisoners beyond Wandoo Prison.
AnsweredQoN 3201Legislative Council
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I
refer to the Meth Action Plan (MAP) and the allocation of $244.8 million for
the implementation of the MAP initiatives, and I ask: (a) how much of the $244.8 million was allocated
to the Minister's portfolio agencies; (b) how much of the allocation has been spent to date; (c) what initiatives have been identified; (d) what initiatives have been implemented to date; and (e) what
rehabilitation facilities or services other than Wandoo Prison are in place for
prisoners?
refer to the Meth Action Plan (MAP) and the allocation of $244.8 million for
the implementation of the MAP initiatives, and I ask: (a) how much of the $244.8 million was allocated
to the Minister's portfolio agencies; (b) how much of the allocation has been spent to date; (c) what initiatives have been identified; (d) what initiatives have been implemented to date; and (e) what
rehabilitation facilities or services other than Wandoo Prison are in place for
prisoners?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
15 October 2020
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a) $15,710,000. *
(b) $10,815,000.
(c) The following initiatives have been identified within the Corrective Services portfolio **:
(d) These initiatives have been implemented. The women’s facility (Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison) commenced in August 2018. The men’s facility (Mallee Rehabilitation Centre at Casuarina Prison) accepted its first participants in September 2020 with full program delivery to commence on 1 October 2020. The triage units for these facilities are based at the prisons (Wandoo and Casuarina) rather than the courts. Enhanced drug testing and detection measures are in place at both facilities.
(e) The following rehabilitation facilities or services (other than Wandoo Prison) are in place for prisoners:
These rehabilitation services are complemented by measures to reduce and remove the supply of illegal drugs and contraband into prisons, including the deployment of drug detection dogs, electronic drug trace detection, high volume prisoner drug testing and unannounced searches of vehicles and visitors entering prison.
*The $244.8m figured was calculated as at May 2019. In November 2019, additional funding of $20,194,000, over and above the $244.8m was allocated to the men’s AOD rehabilitation unit at Casuarina Prison.
**Descriptions based on the Methamphetamine Action Plan 2017 Election Commitment.
(b) $10,815,000.
(c) The following initiatives have been identified within the Corrective Services portfolio **:
(d) These initiatives have been implemented. The women’s facility (Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison) commenced in August 2018. The men’s facility (Mallee Rehabilitation Centre at Casuarina Prison) accepted its first participants in September 2020 with full program delivery to commence on 1 October 2020. The triage units for these facilities are based at the prisons (Wandoo and Casuarina) rather than the courts. Enhanced drug testing and detection measures are in place at both facilities.
(e) The following rehabilitation facilities or services (other than Wandoo Prison) are in place for prisoners:
These rehabilitation services are complemented by measures to reduce and remove the supply of illegal drugs and contraband into prisons, including the deployment of drug detection dogs, electronic drug trace detection, high volume prisoner drug testing and unannounced searches of vehicles and visitors entering prison.
*The $244.8m figured was calculated as at May 2019. In November 2019, additional funding of $20,194,000, over and above the $244.8m was allocated to the men’s AOD rehabilitation unit at Casuarina Prison.
**Descriptions based on the Methamphetamine Action Plan 2017 Election Commitment.
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