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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1996 Week 5 (Hansard) 16 May) . . Page.. 1430 ..

1) At the present time, how many Canberra - based offenders are serving sentences in New South Wales Prisons?

2) What impact will the proposed restructure of the New South Wales prison system have on the ACT corrections system?

Mr Humphries - The answers to the member's questions to the Attorney General are as follows:

1) As at 31 March 1996, there were 88 prisoners (five being Federal prisoners) in NSW prisons. These are broken down as per attachment A:

2) Advice is being sought from the Commissioner of NSW Corrective Services, as to what impact, if any, there will be on the ACT correctional system due to proposed restructuring in NSW Corrections. No formal response is available at this stage.

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