PRISONERS — RELEASED — ACCOMMODATION
789. Hon Dr BRAD PETTITT to the minister representing the
Minister for Corrective Services:
How many people have been released
from Western Australian prisons this year without secured accommodation?
Hon
ALANNAH MacTIERNAN replied:
I thank the member for the
question. The following information has been provided by the Minister for
Corrective Services.
The Department of Justice does not
keep statistics regarding accommodation for released prisoners. Prisoners
released from prison to freedom have no requirement to provide a residential
address as they are no longer subject to a legal order. When under
consideration by the Prisoners Review Board for release to parole, prisoners
are assisted by the Department of Justice's adult community corrections
in preparing a parole plan, which includes suitable accommodation. The
requirement for a prisoner to have suitable accommodation upon release is a primary
consideration of the Prisoners Review Board in determining suitability for
release to parole. If a prisoner released from prison on community supervision
is homeless, adult community corrections will provide information about
temporary emergency accommodation options and assist with applications where
necessary.