Hansard

Corrective services—Deaths in custody

592. Hon Dr Brad Pettitt to the minister representing the Minister for Corrective Services:

I refer to adult prisons and youth detention facilities.

Can the minister please provide a list of each death in custody this calendar year to date, including:

(a) the date the death occurred;

(b) the prison or facility where the individual was detained;

(c) whether the person was Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and

(d) if the person was on remand?

Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister for Corrective Services.

The answer is a table. I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.

Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.

1. Refer to the table below: