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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 813 asked in the Legislative Council on 20 September 2022 by Hon Dr Brad Pettitt

Parliament: 41 Session: 1

BANKSIA HILL DETENTION CENTRE AND UNIT 18, CASUARINA PRISON —SUICIDE ATTEMPTS AND SELF-HARM

813. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

Please provide the number of suicide attempts and self-harm cases respectively in August 2022 and September 2022 to date, respectively, at Banksia Hill Detention Centre and unit 18, Casuarina Prison.

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.

Self-harm statistics for Banksia Hill Detention Centre in August 2022 are attempted suicide, nil; self-harm serious, nil; and self-harm minor, 15 incidents. Self-harm statistics for Banksia Hill Detention Centre from 1 to 19 September 2022 are attempted suicide, nil; self-harm serious, two incidents; and self-harm minor, 14 incidents. Self-harm statistics for unit 18 in August 2022 are attempted suicide, nine incidents; self-harm serious, one incident; and self-harm minor, 44 incidents. Self-harm statistics for unit 18 from 1 to 19 September 2022 are attempted suicide, one incident; self-harm serious, nil; and self-harm minor, 14 incidents.