PRISONER REHABILITATION PROGRAMS

245 The Hon. D.G.E. HOOD (25 March 2009). Can the Minister for Correctional Services advise how much was spent on average, per prisoner rehabilitation programs (i.e. drug rehabilitation, anger prevention programs etc.) for the year 2008?

The Hon. G.E. GAGO (Minister for State/Local Government Relations, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister for Consumer Affairs, Minister for Government Enterprises, Minister Assisting the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Energy): The Minister for Correctional Services has advised:

The Department for Correctional Services does not record the average cost spent on individual rehabilitation programs.

The Department reported in its 2007-08 financial statements the net cost for the Rehabilitation and Reparation Services program, as $24.5 million. This includes programs focused on offender specific and offence related factors and the economic and social cost of crime to the community.

The Department for Correctional Services provides 22 offence-focussed programs across various prisons, including sex offender programs, drug and alcohol programs, anger management, domestic violence, life skills programs, and education and vocational training.