502 (2026). Tamatha Paul to the Minister of Corrections

Written Question

Published date: 12 Feb 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	502 (2026)
Question asked:	26 Jan 2026
Member asking:	Tamatha Paul
Portfolio:	Minister of Corrections
Minister replying:	Hon Mark Mitchell
Answer received:	08 Feb 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_00502_2026
Document guid:	655b2a83-d4b6-4a6c-8ae0-428b47439477

502 (2026). Tamatha Paul to the Minister of Corrections: Relating to the 24% increase of incarcerated women between September 2024 - September 2025, how many of the 163 added prisoners are: - primary caregivers; - pregnant or mothers of young children; and - remanded rather than sentenced?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that information on the number of women in prison who are primary caregivers, pregnant or mothers of young children, is not centrally recorded. To provide this information would require officials to undertake substantial collation and manual analysis, which I am not prepared to ask for the purposes of this response. However, I am advised that between September 2024 and September 2025, there were 46 more women remanded in custody.