Report 22: 2017

Minimising Drugs and Alcohol in Prisons

Response from the Department of Justice

The Department of Justice (the Department) welcomes the findings of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) report – Minimising Drugs and Alcohol in Prisons.

The acknowledgement by the OAG that the Department and its employees face a difficult task in delivering services to a rapidly rising prison population is welcomed.

The outcomes of this performance audit will be used to inform a new strategic policy direction for minimising the supply of, and demand for, drugs and alcohol, and to strengthen key controls to ensure they are consistently applied across the WA prison estate.

The findings and recommendations are accepted by the Department and will be considered within cost and resource parameters and against a number of Department and Interagency alcohol and other drug strategies that are currently in development.

Page last updated: November 8, 2017

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