CASUARINA PRISON — UNIT 18 DETAINEES —
EDUCATION SERVICES
617. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Corrective Services:
I refer to the minister's
comments in the media that Banksia Hill Detention Centre had resumed running a full
program of education, support and reintegration services.
(1) Are the young
people detained in unit 18 at Casuarina Prison also receiving a full program of
education, support and reintegration services?
(2) Who is providing education
services in unit 18 at Casuarina Prison?
(3) Could the
minister please confirm the number of young people in Banksia Hill Detention
Centre and Casuarina Prison, respectively, who attended more than one hour of
school per day in the past four weeks?
(4) How many
hours of schooling have each of the young people detained in unit 18 at
Casuarina Prison received since being moved on 20 July 2022?
Hon
MATTHEW SWINBOURN replied:
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following information has been provided to me by the
Minister for Corrective Services.
(1) Education,
support and reintegration services were facilitated from 20 July to 30 July
2022. Following the disturbance on 30 July, education services have temporarily
been suspended. The full-time education program will be recommencing as soon as
possible. Support services, including onsite psychologists, Aboriginal support officers, health and mental
health services, and case management staff have consistently been
provided at unit 18.
(2) Education
services are facilitated by the same qualified teaching staff from Banksia Hill
Detention Centre.
(3) School
holidays were between 4 July to 20 July 2022, at which time all young people
were engaged in a school holiday program facilitated by internal and external
services. Education is facilitated from 9.00 am to 3.00 pm each day. As of 21
July 2022, education has been facilitated in Banksia Hill, except for two days.
The 16 to 17 young people accommodated in unit 18 were engaged in an informal
education program from 25 July to 29 July 2022 for more than one hour per day.
(4) See above.