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‘Making our prisons work’: An Inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies.

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

26 Nov 2009

Tabling date:

25 Nov 2010

Date Ended:

25 Nov 2010

Committee

Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

That the Committee will examine and report by 25 November 2010 on:

i) Opportunities for work and the development of a workplace culture within WA prisons;
ii) current rehabilitative programs and strategies in Western Australian prisons;
iii) the impact of prison education and training programs on post-release outcomes and the data collection capacity within government to evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs;
iv) the gaps in post release outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders;
v) the legislative and community incentives and impediments to prisoner employment, education and training;
vi) the integration of behaviour management, education and training strategies with real work opportunities;
vii) the success of alternative strategies, nationally and internationally in reducing recidivism; and
viii) any major issue that emerges that the Committee considers should be included in the Inquiry.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
	Written Submission 17 - Mr Brett O'Keefe recieved on 8 April 2010 received on 8 Apr 2010
	Submission 6 - Ms Nathalie Hayman received on 25 Feb 2010
	Submission 2 - Professor Neil Morgan received on 15 Feb 2010
	Submission 7 - Ms Jane Paterson received on 26 Feb 2010
	Submission 1 - Dr George O'Neil received on 17 Jan 2010
	Submission 8 - Mr John Thompson received on 3 Mar 2010
	Submission 15 - Mr Ian Johnson (Department of Corrective Services) received on 10 Mar 2010
	Submission 14 - Mr Richard Lippiatt received on 8 Mar 2010
	Submission 12 - Outcare Incorporated received on 5 Mar 2010
	Submission 16 - Dr Ron Chalmers (Disability Services Commission) received on 12 Mar 2010
	Submission 4 - Mr Dave Rennardson received on 19 Feb 2010
	Written Submission 18 - Aboriginal Legal Service Of Western Australia (Inc) recieved on 22 April 2010 received on 22 Apr 2010
	Submission 10 - Mr Nathaniel G J Freeman received on 4 Mar 2010
	Submission 11 - Mr John Fluck (Jurien Muscle Therapy Clinic) received on 5 Mar 2010
	Submission 5 - Dr Ruth Shean (Department of Training and Workforce Development received on 19 Feb 2010
	Submission 13 - Mr Richard Wolterman (Lifeline WA) received on 5 Mar 2010
	Submission 3 - Dr Ruth Shean received on 19 Feb 2010

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Organisation	Broadcast
10 Mar 2010	10:00 AM	Department of Corrective Services
10 Mar 2010	11:00 AM	Outcare
21 Apr 2010	10:00 AM	Acacia Prison/Cultural and Indigenous Affairs
21 Apr 2010	11:00 AM	WA Prison Officers Union
19 May 2010	10:00 AM	Department of Corrective Services
19 May 2010	11:00 AM	Consultant
26 May 2010	10:00 AM	Department of Corrective Services
11 Aug 2010	11:00 AM	Ms Kraszlan, Project Manager Remote and Regional Prisons, Ms Ginbey, Manager Strategic Assets Services,Department of Corrective Services
11 Aug 2010	11:00 AM	Mr Fong
18 Aug 2010	10:00 AM	Ms Dominish, Director Strategic and Executive, Mr D'Mello, Manager Performance and Statistics, Department of Corrective Services
18 Aug 2010	11:00 AM	Professor Morgan, Inspector of Custodial Services, Ms Gibson, Mr Acres, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
08 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Mr Sirr, Chief Executive Officer, Outcare Inc
08 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Ms Kraszlan, Project Manager Remote and Regional Prisons, Ms Prowse, Manager Non Government Contracts, Ms Herdsman, Manager Procurement, Department of Corrective Services
15 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Professor Morgan, Inspector of Custodial Services, Ms Gibson, Mr Acres, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services	Yes
22 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Mr kannis, Executive Director Infrastructure and Finance, Mr Rozman, Assistant Director Infrastructure and Finance, Department of Treasury and Finance

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

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Evidence by.. Mr Ian Johnson (Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services), Mr Ian Giles (Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrective Services), Ms Jacqueline Tang (Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Professional Development) on 23 Sep 2009

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Evidence by.. Mr Ian Clark (Superintendent, Hakea Prison), Mr Ian Giles (Deputy Commissioner Adult Custodial Division, Department of Corrective Services), Mrs Christine Laird (Managing Director, Department of Corrective Services) on 19 Jan 2010

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Evidence by.. Justice Narelle Johnson, (Chairperson, Prisoners Review Board of Western Australia) on 10 Feb 2010

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Evidence by.. Professor Neil Morgan (Inspector of Custodial Services, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services), Mr Barry Cram (Deputy Inspector of Custodial Services, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services) on 10 Feb 2010

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Evidence by.. MR TURLOUGH (TIM) CONNOLLY (Director, Case Management and Prisoner Employment, Department of Corrective Services); MS KATHLEEN CSABA (Manager, Prison Industries, Department of Corrective Services) on 10 Mar 2010

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Evidence by.. MR PETER SIRR (Chief Executive Officer,Outcare Incorporated); MR PETER HENSON (President, Outcare Incorporated) on 10 Mar 2010

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Evidence by.. Mr Paul McMullan and Ms Vanessa Davies on 21 Apr 2010

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Evidence by.. Mr John Welch and Mr Tony Clark on 21 Apr 2010

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Evidence by.. Ms Jacqueline Tang, Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Professional Development, Ms Christine Laird, Managing Director, Education and Vocational Training, Mr Mark Glasson, Director, Offender Services, Mr Brian Ellis, Director, Sentence Management, Department of Corrective Services on 19 May 2010

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Evidence by.. Ms Helen Baron-St John, Employed on Contract to Review Offender Employment in WA at Department of Corrective Services on 19 May 2010

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Evidence by.. Ms Kathleen Casaba, Manager, Prison Industries, Department of Corrective Services on 26 May 2010

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Evidence by.. Mr Neil Fong on 11 Aug 2010

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Evidence by.. Ms Christine Ginbey, Ms Katalin Kraszlan, Department of Corrective Services on 11 Aug 2010

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Evidence by.. Mr John Acres, Proffessor Neil Morgan, Ms Natalie Gibson, Inspector of Custodial Sevices on 18 Aug 2010

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Evidence by.. Mr Neil Morgan, Inspector of Custodial Services, Mr John Acres, Director of Operations, Ms Natalie Gibson, Acting Deputy Inspector, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services on 15 Sep 2010

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Evidence by.. Mr Graeme Doyle, Assistant Commissioner, Corporate Support, Mr Mark Kuzminski, Chief Finance Officer, Department of Corrective Services, Mr Anthony Kannis, Executive Director, Infrastructure and Finance Division, Mr Boris Rozman, Acting Director, Corrective Services Policy and Evaluation Unit, Department of Treasury and Finance on 22 Sep 2010

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
6	'Making our Prisons Work' An inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies	25 Nov 2010	More...
4	'Making Our Prisons Work' an Inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies	24 Jun 2010

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Albert Paul Jacob MLA
Mr Anthony (Tony) Patrick O'Gorman MLA
Mr Ian Maxwell Britza MLA
Hon. Thomas (Tom) Gregory Stephens MLA

Staff Members:

Dr Brian Gordon, MBA, DBA (Principal Research Officer)