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MINISTER FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES

LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY QUESTION

QUESTION NO. 508

Prisoner Statistics

Mr Collaery - asked the Minister for Housing and Community Services

(1) On 1 July 1991, how many male and female prisoners were being held in institutions classified as (a) maximum security, (b) medium security, (c) minimum security, and (d) unclassified.

(2) For the financial year 1990-1991, what was the total cost

of prisoners held in institutions classified as (a)

maximum security, (b) medium security, (c) minimum

security, and (d) unclassified.

(3) For the financial year 1990-1991, what was the average

weekly cost for each prisoner held in institutions

classified as (a) maximum security, (b) medium security,

(4) What was the maximum number of prisoners at any one time in that year.

(5) What was the minimum number at any one time in that year.

Mr Connolly - the answer to the Members question is as follows:

(1) A request for this information has been passed to NSW authorities. This type of information is not routinely provided to the ACT and may take some weeks to extract from the NSW computer data base.

(2) The total cost of all prisoners held in NSW.in the year 1989-1990 was $3,684,831.84. No account has been received to date for the financial year 1990-91. NSW charge a flat fee for all prisoners and do not differentiate between classifications for costing purposes.

(3) Prisoners are not costed by the classification of the institution in which they are incarcerated. A flat charge of $130.64 per prisoner per day was levied by NSW for 1989-1990.

(4) For the year 31 July 1990 to 30 June 1991 the maximum

number was ninety nine, in November 1990.

(5) For the year 31 July 1990 to 30 June 1991 the minimum

number was eighty nine, in July 1990.

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