❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding suicide attempts, self-harm, and out-of-cell hours at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for November 2023 to January 2024. The Minister provided data in tabular form, incorporated into Hansard.
AnsweredQoN 21Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES
—SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
21. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice. Can the
minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18 respectively for November 2023, December 2023 and January
2024 —
(1) The number of
suicides and self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly
average out-of-cell hours.
(3) The number of
occasions in which a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of
occasions that person spent four or more hours out of their cell.
—SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM AND OUT-OF-CELL HOURS
21. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice. Can the
minister please provide the following information on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18 respectively for November 2023, December 2023 and January
2024 —
(1) The number of
suicides and self-harm attempts.
(2) The monthly
average out-of-cell hours.
(3) The number of
occasions in which a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell.
(4) The number of
occasions that person spent four or more hours out of their cell.
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services. It is quite a long answer. It is
essentially in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
I thank the Honourable Member for some notice of this question. The
following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Corrective
Services.
The Department of Justice advise:
(1) Answer (1)(a)
Table 1. Banksia
Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 November 2023 and 31 January
2024, by Month
Nov 2023
Dec 2023
Jan 2024
Attempted Suicide
2
0
1
Self-Harm - Serious
0
0
0
Self-Harm - Minor
51
44
39
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2024, by
Month
Nov 2023
Dec 2023
Jan 2024
Attempted Suicide
0
0
0
Self-Harm - Serious
3
3
0
Self-Harm - Minor
41
42
29
(2) Answer (1)(b)
Table 3. Banksia
Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 November 2023 and 31 January
2024, by Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
Nov 2023
9 hrs 1 mins
4 hrs 56 mins
Dec 2023
8 hrs 53 mins
4 hrs 28 mins
Jan 2024
9 hrs 37 mins
4 hrs 22 mins
Out of Cell Hours can be affected by multiple
factors, including for safety reasons, serious incidents, staff assaults, and
detainee refusal.
(3) Answer (1)(c)
Table 4. Occasions
at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or more hours in
Cell between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2024, by Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
Nov 2023
163
143
Dec 2023
224
211
Jan 2024
43
200
Out of Cell Hours can be affected by multiple
factors, including for safety reasons, serious incidents, staff assaults, and
detainee refusal.
(4) Answer (1) (d)
Table 5.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or more
hours out of Cell between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2024, by Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
Nov 2023
1983
187
Dec 2023
1969
162
Jan 2024
275
175
Out of Cell Hours can be affected by multiple factors,
including for safety reasons, serious incidents, staff assaults, and detainee
refusal.
some notice of the question. The following information has been provided to me
by the Minister for Corrective Services. It is quite a long answer. It is
essentially in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
I thank the Honourable Member for some notice of this question. The
following information has been provided to me by the Minister for Corrective
Services.
The Department of Justice advise:
(1) Answer (1)(a)
Table 1. Banksia
Hill Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 November 2023 and 31 January
2024, by Month
Nov 2023
Dec 2023
Jan 2024
Attempted Suicide
2
0
1
Self-Harm - Serious
0
0
0
Self-Harm - Minor
51
44
39
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2024, by
Month
Nov 2023
Dec 2023
Jan 2024
Attempted Suicide
0
0
0
Self-Harm - Serious
3
3
0
Self-Harm - Minor
41
42
29
(2) Answer (1)(b)
Table 3. Banksia
Hill and Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 November 2023 and 31 January
2024, by Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
Nov 2023
9 hrs 1 mins
4 hrs 56 mins
Dec 2023
8 hrs 53 mins
4 hrs 28 mins
Jan 2024
9 hrs 37 mins
4 hrs 22 mins
Out of Cell Hours can be affected by multiple
factors, including for safety reasons, serious incidents, staff assaults, and
detainee refusal.
(3) Answer (1)(c)
Table 4. Occasions
at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or more hours in
Cell between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2024, by Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
Nov 2023
163
143
Dec 2023
224
211
Jan 2024
43
200
Out of Cell Hours can be affected by multiple
factors, including for safety reasons, serious incidents, staff assaults, and
detainee refusal.
(4) Answer (1) (d)
Table 5.
Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or more
hours out of Cell between 1 November 2023 and 31 January 2024, by Month
Banksia Hill
Unit 18
Nov 2023
1983
187
Dec 2023
1969
162
Jan 2024
275
175
Out of Cell Hours can be affected by multiple factors,
including for safety reasons, serious incidents, staff assaults, and detainee
refusal.
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