❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice addresses overcrowding at Bandyup Women's Prison and inquires about the allocation of cells to a specific prisoner, Maggie Wilson. The Attorney General's response indicates overcrowding and clarifies that Maggie Wilson is not housed at Bandyup.
AnsweredQoN 541Legislative Council
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(1) How many women prisoners have been accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison over the last month? (2) How many women prisoners was Bandyup designed to accommodate? (3) In the past three months, what is the largest number of prisoners accommodated in a cell at Bandyup? (4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS
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(1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(2) How many women prisoners was Bandyup designed to accommodate? (3) In the past three months, what is the largest number of prisoners accommodated in a cell at Bandyup? (4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(3) In the past three months, what is the largest number of prisoners accommodated in a cell at Bandyup? (4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.
(2) How many women prisoners was Bandyup designed to accommodate? (3) In the past three months, what is the largest number of prisoners accommodated in a cell at Bandyup? (4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(3) In the past three months, what is the largest number of prisoners accommodated in a cell at Bandyup? (4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(4) How many cells are allocated to convicted double murderer Maggie Wilson for herself and her artwork? (5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Why have the cells allocated to Maggie Wilson not been used to house more prisoners? Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
Hon PETER FOSS replied: (1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(1) The average daily muster has been 140 prisoners, with the peak figure being 143. (2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(2) Bandyup was originally designed to accommodated 85 female prisoners. The modified operational capacity is 131 prisoners. (3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(3) It is six in a multi-occupancy cell. (4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(4) Maggie Wilson is not a prisoner accommodated at Bandyup Women’s Prison. (5) Not applicable.
(5) Not applicable.
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