Page 3437 - Week 09 - Thursday, 24 August 2017
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(8) What education programs are available for ATSI people at the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC).
(9) How many (a) male and (b) female indigenous people accessed the education programs in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2014, (iv) 2015 and (v) 2016 including (A) total number, (B) as a percentage of all ATSI people at the AMC and (C) as a percentage of the prison population.
(10) What is being done to support ATSI people accessing the education programs.
(11) What Vocational Education Training (VET) programs are available at AMC and what are they.
(12) How many (a) male and (b) female ATSI people are accessing VET programs at AMC in (i) 2012, (ii) 2013, (iii) 2014, (iv) 2015 and (v) 2016 including (A) total number, (B) as a percentage of all ATSI people at the AMC and (C) as a percentage of the prison population.
(13) What support is available for ATSI people accessing VET programs offered at AMC.
Mr Rattenbury: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) There are (a) 62 males who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and (b) 22 females who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander currently accessing services under the Extended Throughcare program.
(2) ACTCS cannot provide this data. ‘Repeat offenders’ would require definition.
(3) ACTCS cannot provide this data. ‘Repeat offenders’ would require definition.
(4) Extended Throughcare program support is determined according to need. The way in which this support is provided will vary between clients, and a client’s individual needs may change over time leading to changes in the type of support to meet the changed needs. The Extended Throughcare Program is administered to clients who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and to clients who do not identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
The funding allocated from the 2017-18 Budget will provide for a dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Transitional Coordination Officer. This Officer will deliver targeted support and services for each of the detainees exiting the AMC that identify as being an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are overrepresented in the Justice Sector and account for 23% of the AMC population.
Services for all Extended Throughcare program clients include:
• Pre-release planning
• Provision of clothing for release
• Provision of release pack containing essential items
• Provision of food bank vouchers and bus tickets
• Referrals to appropriate services according to identified need eg mental health, accommodation, assistance to address alcohol and other drug dependencies, gender specific services and culturally specific services
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