Hon Adele Farina asks about the ratio of prison officers to prisoners at Bunbury Regional Prison for specific financial years and shifts. The answer provides the annual ratios but states shift-specific data is unavailable.

AnsweredQoN 2178Legislative Council
Asked
23 October 2014
Portfolio
Corrective Services

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I refer to the staffing of the Bunbury Regional Prison, and I ask: (a) for each of 2011-12, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014 to date, what is the ratio of prison officers to prisoners at Bunbury Regional Prison; and (b) for each of the financial years identified in (a), for each shift, what is the ratio of prison officers to prisoners?

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Answered
3 December 2014
Responded by
Attorney General representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Response time
41 days
(a)
Financial year
Ratio of prison officers to prisoners
2011-12
1 : 2.9
2012-13
1 : 3.0
2013-14
1 : 3.1
1 Jul 2014 - 31 Oct 2014
1 : 2.9
(b) The ratio of prison officers to prisoners for each shift within each financial year identified in (a) is unable to be reported from current systems.

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