❓ This Question on Notice seeks detailed information regarding Hakea Prison, including inmate numbers, demographics, staffing levels, conditions of confinement, and deaths in custody. The questions suggest concerns about overcrowding, understaffing, and prisoner welfare.
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(1) How
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:(a) 2022;(b) 2023;(c) 2024;(d) 2025; and(e) 2026 to date?(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:(a) March 2024;(b) June 2024;(c) July 2024;(d) August 2024;(e) March 2025; and(f) January 2026?(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
(1) How
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:
(a) 2022;
(b) 2023;
(c) 2024;
(d) 2025; and
(e) 2026 to date?
(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?
(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?
(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?
(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?
(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?
(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:
(a) March 2024;
(b) June 2024;
(c) July 2024;
(d) August 2024;
(e) March 2025; and
(f) January 2026?
(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?
(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?
(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:
(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and
(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?
(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?
(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?
(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:(a) 2022;(b) 2023;(c) 2024;(d) 2025; and(e) 2026 to date?(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:(a) March 2024;(b) June 2024;(c) July 2024;(d) August 2024;(e) March 2025; and(f) January 2026?(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
(1) How
many unique individuals were received into Hakea Prison in total, excluding re-admissions, for each of
the following years:
(a) 2022;
(b) 2023;
(c) 2024;
(d) 2025; and
(e) 2026 to date?
(2) For each answer in (1)(a)-(e), how many individuals were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander?
(3) How many units are there at Hakea Prison?
(4) How many wings are there for each unit in (3)?
(5) What is the official capacity of each unit in (3)?
(6) What is the current population of each unit in (3)?
(7) How many cells are currently holding three people per unit?
(8) On how
many occasions have prisoners spent 23 or more hours in their cells during:
(a) March 2024;
(b) June 2024;
(c) July 2024;
(d) August 2024;
(e) March 2025; and
(f) January 2026?
(9) What were the average daily out-of-cell hours for each unit in January 2026?
(10) How
many people were being held at Hakea Prison on 31 January 2026?
(11) How
many outdoor recreation yards are there at Hakea Prison:
(a) where
are the outdoor recreation yards in (11) located in relation to each unit; and
(b) are any of the recreation yards in (11) accessible during lockdowns and if so, to which units?
(12) What
is the current figure allocated for Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) staff at Hakea Prison?
(13) What
is the actual number of FTE staff actively employed at Hakea Prison?
(14) How
many deaths have occurred at Hakea Prison since 1 July 2022?
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