0965 - AVERAGE COST PER DAY - CUSTODY IN YOUTH JUSTICE CENTRE
Key details
- Asking member:
- Aileen MacDonald
- Addressed to portfolio:
- Youth Justice
- Minister responsible:
- Minister for Customer Service and Digital Government, Minister for Emergency Services, and Minister for Youth Justice
- Representing minister:
- Minister for Jobs and Tourism, Special Minister of State, Minister for Roads, Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy
- Asked on:
- Wed 26 July 2023
- Answer received on:
- Wed 16 August 2023
- Question published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 56
- Answer published in:
- Question and Answers Paper No. 71
Question
(1) Would the Minister please advise the average cost per day for a young person detained in a Youth Justice Centre?
(2) Would the Minister please advise the average cost per day for a young person to be supervised in the community via Youth Justice?
Answer
I am advised that:
(1) In 2021/22, the average cost per day for a young person detained in a Youth Justice Centre in NSW was $2,748.96.
(2) In 2021/22, the average cost per day for a young person to be supervised in the community via Youth Justice in NSW was $293.15.