Question On Notice No. 882 asked in the Legislative Council on 30 August 2022 by Hon Peter Collier
Question Directed to the: Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Corrective Services
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
(1) What was the average out of cell hour time for each of Western Australia's prisons in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
(2) For each of Western Australia's prisons, how many lock downs occurred in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 to date?
Answered on 11 October 2022
(1) See Table 1
(2) See Table 2
Table 1: Average Out of Cell Hours by Facility and Calendar Year
|
Facility
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
|
Acacia Prison
|
11.23
|
9.87
|
8.51
|
7.17
|
|
Albany Regional Prison
|
9.71
|
9.94
|
9.92
|
9.4
|
|
Bandyup Women's Prison
|
9.24
|
9.27
|
9.3
|
7.76
|
|
Boronia Pre Release Centre
|
16
|
16
|
15.98
|
15.51
|
|
Broome Regional Prison
|
13.12
|
13.31
|
13.04
|
11.92
|
|
Bunbury Regional Prison
|
12.49
|
11.72
|
11.77
|
11.68
|
|
Casuarina Prison
|
9.84
|
9.49
|
9.2
|
8.1
|
|
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
|
10.38
|
10.36
|
10.03
|
8.97
|
|
Greenough Regional Prison
|
11.25
|
11.03
|
10.82
|
9.87
|
|
Hakea Prison
|
9.94
|
9.62
|
9.78
|
7.48
|
|
Karnet Prison Farm
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
|
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
|
10.18
|
10.25
|
--
|
--
|
|
Melaleuca Women's Prison
|
--
|
9.91
|
9.96
|
8.56
|
|
Pardelup Prison Farm
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
|
Roebourne Regional Prison
|
11.6
|
11.35
|
11.3
|
11.21
|
|
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
|
11.35
|
10.84
|
10.85
|
10.67
|
|
West Kimberley Regional Prison
|
9.79
|
9.35
|
9.4
|
8.83
|
|
Wooroloo Prison Farm
|
15.62
|
15.68
|
15.68
|
15.68
|
Table 2: Number of Lockdowns by Facility and Calendar Year
|
Facility
|
2019
|
2020
|
2021
|
2022
|
|
Acacia Prison
|
9235
|
9007
|
8848
|
5173
|
|
Albany Regional Prison
|
1470
|
1944
|
1769
|
1480
|
|
Bandyup Women's Prison
|
3630
|
4903
|
4756
|
4427
|
|
Boronia Pre Release Centre
|
0
|
2
|
11
|
74
|
|
Broome Regional Prison
|
725
|
894
|
854
|
591
|
|
Bunbury Regional Prison
|
770
|
1674
|
1701
|
1156
|
|
Casuarina Prison
|
5773
|
8510
|
12308
|
12051
|
|
Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison
|
2327
|
1930
|
2549
|
2374
|
|
Greenough Regional Prison
|
2249
|
3067
|
2994
|
4308
|
|
Hakea Prison
|
4655
|
7387
|
5887
|
7859
|
|
Karnet Prison Farm
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility
|
865
|
458
|
--
|
--
|
|
Melaleuca Women's Prison
|
--
|
931
|
2063
|
1247
|
|
Pardelup Prison Farm
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Roebourne Regional Prison
|
86
|
10
|
119
|
186
|
|
Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison
|
229
|
219
|
170
|
168
|
|
West Kimberley Regional Prison
|
1629
|
1631
|
1651
|
1509
|
|
Wooroloo Prison Farm
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Notes:
· Each year commences on 1 January.
· 2022 year is up to and including 30 August.
· The privately operated Melaleuca Remand and Reintegration Facility became the publicly operated Melaleuca Women's Prison in 2020, hence the two records for that year.