❓ WA Parliament Question on Notice regarding youth justice at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for February 2024, covering self-harm, out-of-cell hours, and time spent in cells.
AnsweredQoN 212Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
YOUTH JUSTICE
212. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice.
(1) Will the
minister please provide the following information for Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for February 2024 —
(a) the number of suicide and
self-harm attempts;
(b) the monthly average out-of-cell
hours;
(c) the number of occasions on which
a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell; and
(d) the number of occasions a young
person spent four or more hours out of their cells?
212. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to youth justice.
(1) Will the
minister please provide the following information for Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for February 2024 —
(a) the number of suicide and
self-harm attempts;
(b) the monthly average out-of-cell
hours;
(c) the number of occasions on which
a young person spent 20 or more hours in their cell; and
(d) the number of occasions a young
person spent four or more hours out of their cells?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) The
Department of Justice provides the answer in tabular form, and I seek leave to
have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
(1) (a) Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 29 February 2024
Feb
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
29
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 29 February 2024
Feb
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
35
(b) Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 29 February 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Feb
2024
10
hrs 22 mins
4
hrs 27 mins
(c) Table
4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or
more hours in Cell between 1 and 29 February 2024
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Feb
2024
0
208
(d) Table
4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or
more hours out of Cell between 1 and 29 February 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Feb
2024
1,986
189
some notice of the question.
(1) The
Department of Justice provides the answer in tabular form, and I seek leave to
have the response incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave
granted for the following material to be incorporated.]
(1) (a) Table 1. Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 29 February 2024
Feb
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
29
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 29 February 2024
Feb
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
35
(b) Table 3. Banksia Hill and
Unit 18 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 29 February 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Feb
2024
10
hrs 22 mins
4
hrs 27 mins
(c) Table
4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 20 or
more hours in Cell between 1 and 29 February 2024
�
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Feb
2024
0
208
(d) Table
4. Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 18 on which a young person spent 4 or
more hours out of Cell between 1 and 29 February 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Feb
2024
1,986
189
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