Hansard

Corrective services—Deaths in custody

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

I refer to adult prison and youth detention facilities.

(1) 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 in which the individual was detained;

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

(d) whether the person was on remand?

Hon Matthew Swinbourn replied:

I thank the member for some notice of the question and I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Corrective Services. The answer is in tabular form, so I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard.

Leave granted for the following material to be incorporated.

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