Question On Notice No. 1056 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 March 2018 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I refer to the provision
of health screening for older prisoners, and I ask:
(a) how many prisoners 50 years and over, are currently in Western Australian prisons;
(b) of the prisoners in (a), how many are:
(i) sentenced; and
(ii) unsentenced;
(c) of the prisoners in (b)(i), how many are serving sentences of 12 months or longer;
(d) are prisoners 50 years and over, provided access to bowel screening;
(e) if yes to (d), how many prisoners were screened for bowel cancer in 2017; and
(f) if no to (d), why not?
Answered on 8 May 2018
The Department of Justice advises:
(a) 816.
(b) (i) 678 sentenced prisoners.
(ii) 138 unsentenced prisoners.
(c) 632.
(d) Yes.
(e) 54.