Question On Notice No. 2120 asked in the Legislative Council on 7 May 2019 by Hon Alison Xamon
Question Directed to the: Minister for Environment representing the Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Parliament: 40 Session: 1
Question
I
refer to rolling lock downs in Western Australian prisons and in Banksia Hill Detention Centre,
and I ask:
(a) which
facilities currently have rolling lockdown regimes;
(b) for
each of the facilities in (a), are rolling lockdowns currently being used
because of understaffing; and
(c) if
no to (b) for any facility, why are rolling lockdowns currently being used at
that facility?
Answered on 11 June 2019
(a) When managing staffing shortfalls or changes in daily operations, an adaptive regime, which may include ‘lockdowns’, may be utilized. Adaptive regimes are a framework for the Superintendent to modify staff placement and service delivery where required for the purpose of maintaining good order and security of the prisons.
‘Lockdown’ regimes exist at the following facilities:
- Albany Regional Prison
- Bandyup Women’s Prison
- Broome Regional Prison
- Bunbury Regional Prison
- Casuarina Prison
- Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
- Greenough Regional Prison
- Hakea Prison
- Roebourne Regional Prison
- West Kimberley Regional Prison.
(b) Changes to staffing routines are used to manage daily staff absences, vacancies, changes to prison operations or for the good order and security of the prison.
All prisons listed above use adaptive regimes in these circumstances.
(c) Not applicable.