Does the Minister believe the current prison system has the staffing and infrastructure capacity required to safely manage the growing prison population?

Answer

One of my main priorities as Minister of Corrections is to ensure that there is enough capacity to accommodate anyone who needs to be in prison. I am advised that Corrections have worked hard to optimise existing capacity to safely and securely accommodate the prison population. Corrections is continuing to make a concerted effort to recruit, retain and train frontline custodial staff, and it is continuing to see positive results from its recruitment campaign.