Prisoner Numbers

The Hon. S.G. WADE (15:00): Supplementary: I ask the minister, does his department have a target of proportion of beds to be maintained as vacant so that bed management does not cause unnecessary prison transfers within the system?

The Hon. P. MALINAUSKAS (Minister for Police, Minister for Correctional Services, Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Road Safety) (15:00): The target of the Department of Correctional Services is to make sure that prisoners are housed safely and securely in a manner that the South Australian public would reasonably expect.