511 (2026). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Corrections

511 (2026). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Corrections: How many prisoners on parole committed suicide in each year for the past three years (if any)?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that Corrections is not always notified of the cause of death of a person who is serving a community-based sentence, including parole. Additionally, I am advised that when Corrections is notified of the cause of death, this information is held on the person’s individual file and is not centrally recorded. To provide this information would amount to substantial collation and manual analysis, which I am not prepared to ask of my officials for the purposes of this response.