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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1999 Week 9 Hansard (2 September) . . Page.. 2881 ..
Homicide 17
Assault 21
Sexual Assault 10
Other Sex Offences 6
Robbery, Armed 15
Robbery, Unarmed 1
Unlawful Entry Offences 12
Fraud 3
Handling Stolen Goods 1
Vehicle Theft 2
Other Theft 6
Property Damage 3
Justice Procedure Offences 8
Weapons Offences 1
Drugs Offences 16
Traffic Offences 2
Other 0
Unclassified 1
Total 125
(2) (a) There are 118 male prisoners.(b) There are 7 female prisoners.
(c) There are nil prisoners under the age of 18 in the adult correctional system.
(3) (a) There are 15 prisoners held in maximum-security prisons.
(b) There are 24 prisoners held in medium security prisons.
(c) There are 86 prisoners held in low security prisons.
(4) The level of security that prisoners are allocated is determined by the Inmate Management and Classification Unit in NSW. A Custody Evaluation tool is used for this purpose and involves rating the prisoner on the following issues:
severity of current charges/convictions;
offence history;
escape history;
institutional disciplinary history;
alcohol/drug abuse; and
stability factors.
There are three classification committees for this evaluation purpose and a prisoner's security level classification is reviewed every six months.
(5) There are 17 prisoners serving sentences in prison farms.
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