Legislative Council Fifty-Third Parliament, Second Session (53-2) 53 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Prisoner Numbers Prisoner Numbers The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Prisoner Numbers The Hon. S.G. WADE (14:36): Supplementary: the minister advised that by 2018 there would be 3,243 beds in the prisons, what is the estimate of the population at that date? The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS Legislative Council Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety Prisoner Numbers The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (14:36): I am happy to inform the house that the department is working hard to make sure that the number of beds that we have in terms of capacity seeks to deal with future demand that may exist within the prison system. We are making every effort to increase the number of beds that exist within the prison system, and I am happy to seek the information that the honourable member refers to. If I am able to share it with him, I will.