Prisoner Support and Treatment

The Hon. A.L. McLACHLAN (14:54): My question is to the Minister for Correctional Services: does the minister accept that there is a strong correlation between prison overcrowding and the increase in violent incidents occurring in prisons?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:55): No, I do not.