❓ Question regarding the number of programs at Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility recognised by the Prisoner's Review Board and the impact on parole applications. Reveals that no programs at Melaleuca are recognised by the Board, and this impacted parole denials.
AnsweredQoN 1723Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
I
refer to the Inspector of Custodial Services’ report of the 2017 Inspection of
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility , and to the Inspector’s
recommendations regarding ensuring programs delivered at the prison are
recognised by the Prisoner’s Review Board, and I ask: (a) how many programs are currently delivered at the
prison; (b) how many of the programs currently delivered at
the prison are recognised by the Prisoner’s Review Board; (c) how
many women in the prison have been eligible for parole in 2018 to date; (d) how
many of the women from (c) had a parole application denied; and (e) in
how many of the cases, where a parole application was denied, was the failure to
complete recognised programs in prison a factor?
refer to the Inspector of Custodial Services’ report of the 2017 Inspection of
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility , and to the Inspector’s
recommendations regarding ensuring programs delivered at the prison are
recognised by the Prisoner’s Review Board, and I ask: (a) how many programs are currently delivered at the
prison; (b) how many of the programs currently delivered at
the prison are recognised by the Prisoner’s Review Board; (c) how
many women in the prison have been eligible for parole in 2018 to date; (d) how
many of the women from (c) had a parole application denied; and (e) in
how many of the cases, where a parole application was denied, was the failure to
complete recognised programs in prison a factor?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
27 November 2018
Responded by
Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
(a) 9
(b) Nil - Melaleuca delivers a range of programs, including those which are focused on a prisoner’s offending behaviour, including drug and alcohol use. Prisoners with effective sentences of six months or more (and therefore who are eligible for the Department’s clinical intervention programs suite) are assessed and transferred to Bandyup Women’s Prison to receive these if suitable/required. Prisoners with shorter sentences or who are not assessed as requiring the Department’s clinical intervention programs remain at Melaleuca and are assessed for suitability to be place into one or more of Melaleuca’s program suite.
(c) 37
(d) 16
(e) 9
Information correct as at 30 October 2018.
(b) Nil - Melaleuca delivers a range of programs, including those which are focused on a prisoner’s offending behaviour, including drug and alcohol use. Prisoners with effective sentences of six months or more (and therefore who are eligible for the Department’s clinical intervention programs suite) are assessed and transferred to Bandyup Women’s Prison to receive these if suitable/required. Prisoners with shorter sentences or who are not assessed as requiring the Department’s clinical intervention programs remain at Melaleuca and are assessed for suitability to be place into one or more of Melaleuca’s program suite.
(c) 37
(d) 16
(e) 9
Information correct as at 30 October 2018.
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