Question to the Minister of Correctional Services (Inactive) - NW2151

23 August 2017 - NW2151

Selfe, Mr J to ask the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services

(a) How many inmates qualified to be considered for a parole review after completing their minimum sentences (i) in the (aa) 2014-15, (bb) 2015-16 and (cc) 2016-17 financial years and (ii) from 1 April 2017 to date and (b) in each case, how many of the specified inmates had been sentenced to life imprisonment; (2) (a) how many G326 profiles were (i) received and (ii) processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Board (aa) in the (aaa) 2014-15, (bbb) 2015-16 and (ccc) 2016-17 financial years and (bb) from 1 April 2017 to date and (b) in each case, how many of the specified profiles were of inmates serving life sentences?

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Reply:

1. (a) (i) Inmates who completed the minimum of their sentences in the years indicated below and who qualified to be considered for placement:

(aa) 2014-15: 41 651

(bb) 2015-16: 43 344

(cc) 2016-17: 47 656

(ii) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 17 270

(b) (i) Inmates who were sentenced to life who completed the minimum of their sentences in the years indicated below and who qualified to be considered for placement:

(aa) 2014-15: 949

(bb) 2015-16: 930

(cc) 2016-17: 378

2. (a)(i) G326 profiles received by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards (some profiles were considered more than once and therefore the totals differ from (1)(a)(i) above):

(aa) (aaa) 2014-15: 44 367

(bbb) 2015-16: 43 454

(ccc) 2016-17: 48 984

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 6 854

(ii) G326 profiles processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards in the respective years:

(aaa) 2014-15: 41 519

(bbb) 2015-16: 41 942

(ccc) 2016-17: 44 521

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 6 380

(b)(i) Lifers G326 profiles processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards:

(aaa) 2014-15: 280

(bbb) 2015-16: 257

(ccc) 2016-17: 543 (include backlogs from previous years)

(bb) 1 April to 30 June 2017: 204

(ii) G326 profiles of inmates serving life sentences processed by the Correctional Supervision and Parole Boards: