Prisoner Support and Treatment

The Hon. K.L. VINCENT (15:01): Supplementary: across how many prisoners were those hours of treatment that the minister outlined in his original answer delivered? For example, if 4,500 hours—which I think is the number that the minister mentioned—were delivered across the 3,000 prisoner population, that works out to 1.5 hours per prisoner per year. Is that calculation correct or, if not, how else is it divided to ensure that it actually does rehabilitate people?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:02): Again, I thank the honourable member for her interest in this subject and the supplementary question. I will have to take that specific question on notice. What I would say is that the figures I referred to, I am advised, form just part of some of the rehabilitative and rehabilitation programs that are undertaken. It should not be automatically assumed by the honourable member that the hours that I refer to represent the entirety of all the work that has been undertaken by the department. Nevertheless, I am happy to take the specific nature of your question on notice and provide an answer in due course.