❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding youth justice at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and Unit 18 for March 2024, focusing on self-harm, out-of-cell time, and time spent in cells. The Minister provides data in tabular form.
AnsweredQoN 273Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
BANKSIA HILL AND UNIT 18 DETAINEES
273. 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 on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for March 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 on which
a young person spent four or more hours out of their cell?
273. 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 on Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and unit 18, respectively, for March 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 on which
a young 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 answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Corrective Services. The Department of Justice advises that
the answers to (1)(a)–(d) are in tabular form, and I seek leave to have
them incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1) Answer (1)(a) Table 1 . Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Mar
2024
Attempted
Suicide
2
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
44
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Mar
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
40
(2) Answer (1)(b) Table 3 . Banksia Hill
and Unit 1 8 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Mar
2024
9
hrs 23 mins
4
hrs 59 mins
(3) Answer
(1)(c) Table 3 . Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 1 8 on which a young
person spent 2 0 or more hours in Cell between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Mar
2024
163
159
(4) Answer
(1)(d) Table 4 . Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 1 8 on which a young
person spent 4 or more hours out of Cell between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Mar
2024
2,219
232
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Minister for Corrective Services. The Department of Justice advises that
the answers to (1)(a)–(d) are in tabular form, and I seek leave to have
them incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
(1) Answer (1)(a) Table 1 . Banksia Hill
Attempted Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Mar
2024
Attempted
Suicide
2
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
44
Table 2. Unit 18 Attempted
Suicide and Self-Harm Instances between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Mar
2024
Attempted
Suicide
0
Self-Harm
– Serious
0
Self-Harm
– Minor
40
(2) Answer (1)(b) Table 3 . Banksia Hill
and Unit 1 8 Average Out of Cell Hours between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Mar
2024
9
hrs 23 mins
4
hrs 59 mins
(3) Answer
(1)(c) Table 3 . Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 1 8 on which a young
person spent 2 0 or more hours in Cell between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Mar
2024
163
159
(4) Answer
(1)(d) Table 4 . Occasions at Banksia Hill and Unit 1 8 on which a young
person spent 4 or more hours out of Cell between 1 and 3 1 March 2024
Banksia
Hill
Unit
18
Mar
2024
2,219
232
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