Corrective Services

1058. Hon Alison Xamon to the parliamentary secretary representing the Minister for Mental Health:

I refer to the Inspector of Custodial Services Report, Transitional Services in Western Australian Prisons, and to concerns that ‘many prisoners with chronic mental health conditions left prison with little to no formal support’, and I ask:

(a)  has the Mental Health Commission undertaken or planned any work to address this gap; and

(b)  if yes, please provide information about this work?

1056. Hon Alison Xamon to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services: I refer to the provision of health screening for older prisoners, and I ask:

(a)  how many prisoners 50 years and over, are currently in Western Australian prisons;

(b)  of the prisoners in (a), how many are:

(i)  sentenced; and

(ii)  unsentenced;

(c)  of the prisoners in (b)(i), how many are serving sentences of 12 months or longer;