Question NW4204 to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
08 December 2015 - NW4204
James, Dr WG to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services
(a) How many persons were detained for the possession of marijuana in each correctional facility (i) in the (aa) 2012-13, (bb) 2013-14 and (cc) 2014-15 financial years and (ii) since 1 April 2015 and (b) for what period was each specified person detained?
Reply:
(a)(i)(aa), (bb), (cc) and (ii) Refer to Annexure 1
(b) The sentence length of each of the 21 239 offenders referred to in Annexure 1 is available however, a hard copy of the information will consist of ±433 pages. The Honourable Member may confirm if this high volume information is still required.