51748 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Corrections

51748 (2024). Hon Dr Duncan Webb to the Minister of Corrections: Further to WPQ 48216/24, what is the projected increase, if any, from the current 40% (across all prisons) in double bunking for each of the next five years?

Hon Mark Mitchell: I am advised that Corrections has not conducted modelling that shows the rate of double bunking for each of the next five years. As per my response to WPQ 10448 (2024), double bunking has been a standard operational option across the prison estate for many years and is used when necessary to ensure the safe and secure management of the prison population.