Committee Details

Making our prisons work: An Inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies.

Inquiry status:

Past

Date commenced:

26 Nov 2009

Tabling date:

25 Nov 2010

Date Ended:

25 Nov 2010

Committee

Community Development and Justice Committee (2008 - 2013)

House:

Legislative Assembly

Important Information:

Terms of Reference:

That the Committee will examine and report by 25 November 2010 on:

i) Opportunities for work and the development of a workplace culture within WA prisons;
ii) current rehabilitative programs and strategies in Western Australian prisons;
iii) the impact of prison education and training programs on post-release outcomes and the data collection capacity within government to evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs;
iv) the gaps in post release outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal offenders;
v) the legislative and community incentives and impediments to prisoner employment, education and training;
vi) the integration of behaviour management, education and training strategies with real work opportunities;
vii) the success of alternative strategies, nationally and internationally in reducing recidivism; and
viii) any major issue that emerges that the Committee considers should be included in the Inquiry.

Submission Number	Submitting person/organisation
No submissions

Unless a venue is specified, hearings are held at the
Legislative Assembly Committee Rooms, Level 2, 2 Parliament Place, West Perth

Date	Time	Organisation	Broadcast
10 Mar 2010	10:00 AM	Department of Corrective Services
10 Mar 2010	11:00 AM	Outcare
21 Apr 2010	10:00 AM	Acacia Prison/Cultural and Indigenous Affairs
21 Apr 2010	11:00 AM	WA Prison Officers Union
19 May 2010	10:00 AM	Department of Corrective Services
19 May 2010	11:00 AM	Consultant
26 May 2010	10:00 AM	Department of Corrective Services
11 Aug 2010	11:00 AM	Ms Kraszlan, Project Manager Remote and Regional Prisons, Ms Ginbey, Manager Strategic Assets Services,Department of Corrective Services
11 Aug 2010	11:00 AM	Mr Fong
18 Aug 2010	10:00 AM	Ms Dominish, Director Strategic and Executive, Mr D'Mello, Manager Performance and Statistics, Department of Corrective Services
18 Aug 2010	11:00 AM	Professor Morgan, Inspector of Custodial Services, Ms Gibson, Mr Acres, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services
08 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Mr Sirr, Chief Executive Officer, Outcare Inc
08 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Ms Kraszlan, Project Manager Remote and Regional Prisons, Ms Prowse, Manager Non Government Contracts, Ms Herdsman, Manager Procurement, Department of Corrective Services
15 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Professor Morgan, Inspector of Custodial Services, Ms Gibson, Mr Acres, Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services	Yes
22 Sep 2010	10:00 AM	Mr kannis, Executive Director Infrastructure and Finance, Mr Rozman, Assistant Director Infrastructure and Finance, Department of Treasury and Finance

Related Transcripts of Evidence:

No documents found

Related Reports:

Report No	Title	Date tabled	Related documents
6	Making our Prisons Work An inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies	25 Nov 2010	More...
4	Making Our Prisons Work an Inquiry into the efficiency and effectiveness of prisoner education, training and employment strategies	24 Jun 2010

Members conducting inquiry

Members:

Hon. Jacob MLA
Mr Tony O'Gorman MLA
Mr Britza MLA
Hon. Tom Stephens MLA

Staff Members:

Dr Brian Gordon, MBA, DBA (Principal Research Officer)