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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 573 asked in the Legislative Council on 15 August 2018 by Hon Peter Collier

Parliament: 40 Session: 1


WANDOO REHABILITATION PRISON
      573. Hon PETER COLLIER to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the government's media announcement on Monday, 6 August 2018 about Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison.
      (1) What is the expected cost of operating the prison on an annual basis, and what is its expected capacity?
      (2) What was the annual cost of operating the Wandoo reintegration facility for the 2017–18 financial year?
      (3) What was the average daily prisoner population of the Wandoo reintegration facility for the 2017–18 financial year?
      (4) Will there be mandatory screening of prison officers for contraband at the Wandoo rehabilitation facility, as there will be for visitors; and, if not, why not?
Hon STEPHEN DAWSON replied:
I thank the Leader of the Opposition for some notice of the question.
The Department of Justice advises as follows.
(1) The expected cost equals $12.45 million. The expected capacity equals 77 prisoners.
(2) The total cost for the year was to be $13.759 million.
      (3) The average daily prisoner population was 56. Prisoners were held in this facility for only 278 days during this period.
      (4) The provision of searches for all facilities/prisons is covered under ''Policy Directive 26: Searches''. This requires all persons, vehicles and items entering or exiting a facility to be searched, including staff.