NSW DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT mission: MANAGE OFFENDERS IN A SAFE, SECURE AND HUMANE MANNER AND REDUCE RISKS OF RE-OFFENDING. vision: CONTRIBUTE TO A SAFER COMMUNITY THROUGH QUALITY CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. principles: THE NEW SOUTH WALES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIVE SERVICES IS COMMITTED TO THE FOLLOWING PRINCIPLES IN DEALING WITH OFFENDERS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY: - SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF STAFF IN AN ENVIRONMENT OF CONTINUOUS LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - SAFETY, WELFARE AND POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF OFFENDERS - HUMAN DIGNITY AND THE WORTH OF THE INDIVIDUAL - PROFESSIONALISM AND QUALITY IN SERVICE DELIVERY - CONTINUOUS ORGANISATIONAL IMPROVEMENT - EQUITABLE, CULTURALLY DIVERSE AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY POLICIES - INTEGRITY, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE LAWFUL CONDUCT OF DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS - ETHICAL USE OF PUBLIC ASSETS AND RESOURCES - OPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMMUNITY - REGARD FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND PUBLIC INTEREST. HEAD OFFICE: Department of Corrective Services Telephone: (02) 8346 1333 Postal Address: Internet: Henry Deane Building Facsimile: (02) 8346 1010 GPO Box 31 Sydney http://www.dcs.nsw.gov.au 20 Lee Street Sydney NSW 2000 Hours of Operation 8.30am-5.00pm Monday to Friday NSW 2001 Department of Corrective Services 2005/06 0.1 Contents Annual Report Department of Corrective Services 002 LETTER OF SUBMISSION 003 BOARD OF MANAGEMENT 006 COMMISSIONER’S FOREWORD 010 ORGANISATION CHART 011 FINANCIAL SUMMARY KEY RESULT AREAS 012 OFFENDER MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 026 OFFENDER MANAGEMENT IN CUSTODY 038 OFFENDER MANAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY 046 ORGANISATIONAL CAPABILITY, GOVERNANCE AND STAFF SUPPORT 058 TARGETS 063 FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2006 093 APPENDICES 143 ADDRESSES 151 INDEX 153 LOCATION MAP 1:153 Annual Report Department of Corrective Services 2005/06 1.1 Letter of Submission Section one Page 2:153 Department of Corrective Services 2005/06 2.1 Board of Management Section two Commissioner Deputy Commissioner, Corporate Services Ron Woodham PSM Gerry Schipp MBA, MNIA Commissioner Ron Woodham was appointed Gerry Schipp was appointed Deputy on 9 January 2002. He has extensive senior Commissioner, Corporate Services on 16 executive experience in corrections and was January 2006. Prior to this he had been formerly the Senior Assistant Commissioner, Executive Director Finance and Asset Inmate and Custodial Services with the Management since January 1998. He has over Department. The Commissioner is responsible 27 years experience in the finance, economics to the Minister for all of the Department’s and corporate support functions in the public activities. sector. Prior to joining the Department of Corrective Services, he was Assistant Director Director General, General, Corporate Services in the NSW Department of Juvenile Justice Department of Training and Education Co- ordination. In his current role he is responsible for overseeing all corporate functions including Jennifer Mason Finance and Asset Management, Human Jennifer Mason was appointed Director General Resources, Information Management and of the Department of Juvenile Justice in October Technology and Legal Services. 2005. She worked for a decade for the Attorney General of NSW and the former Minister Senior Assistant Commissioner, of Corrective Services and previously held Community Offender Services positions in the Office of the Ombudsman and the Legal Aid Commission. She is responsible for the management of juvenile facilities across Catriona McComish the State and the community and conferencing Catriona McComish was appointed Senior functions of the Department of Juvenile Justice. Assistant Commissioner, Community Offender Services when the position was established in Deputy Commissioner, Offender January 2003. Prior to this she was the Assistant Management and Operations Commissioner Inmate Management. She has had considerable senior executive experience in both custodial and community operations. Ian McLean MBA Her background in the public sector includes Ian McLean was appointed Deputy the delivery and management of psychological Commissioner, Offender Management and and mental health, education and community Operations on 16 January 2006. Prior to this services. With the restructure of the Department, date he was Senior Assistant Commissioner, the position of Senior Assistant Commissioner, Inmate and Custodial Services since 28 June Community Offender Services was incorporated 2002. Ian McLean has been with the NSW into the role of Deputy Commissioner Offender Department of Corrective Services for over Management and Operations. 30 years and has been employed in a variety of correctional centres. He has a Masters in Assistant Commissioner, Offender Services Business Administration and has held various and Programs (since 8 June 2006) senior management positions for the past 14 years. The Deputy Commissioner, Offender Management and Operations is responsible Luke Grant MSc for the management of the custodial and Luke Grant took up the position of Assistant community corrections of the Department. Commissioner, Offender Management in December 2000. He has held a number of positions in the Department in the areas of inmate classification, programs and education 3:153 Annual Report Department of Corrective Services 2005/06 2.2 Board of Management Section two and comes from a background in tertiary education. The Assistant Assistant Commissioner, Outer Metropolitan Region Commissioner Offender Services and Programs is responsible for offender services and programs in custody and in the community as well as for Corrective Services Industries and inmate classification and case Ken Middlebrook management. Ken Middlebrook was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Outer Metropolitan Region on 1 June 2006. Prior to this appointment, he Assistant Commissioner, Security was Chief Superintendent in the Office of the Commissioner and held the previous positions as Commander Security and Investigations and Commander North West Region. He has 29 years experience with the Don Rodgers Department of Corrective Service and has held a variety of positions in Don Rodgers was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Security on 1 June the custodial service. In 2003, he acted in the position of Senior Assistant 2006. Previously he had been temporarily appointed Senior Assistant Commissioner Community Offender Services for a 10 month period. Commissioner, Inmate and Custodial Services on 1 January 2005. He has been with the Department of Corrective Services for over 29 years Assistant Commissioner, Inner Metropolitan Region and has held all custodial ranks. He gained extensive senior executive experience when he was appointed in 2000 as Commander Metropolitan Remand Facilities and then as Commander, North West Region in 2002. Brian Kelly During that time he relieved in the position of Commander, Security and Brian Kelly was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Inner Metropolitan Investigations Branch in 2003, a position he previously held in 1991-1994. Region on 1 June 2006. He had been acting Assistant Commissioner, He is responsible for Security, Intelligence and Court Escort business and Security and Intelligence since 12 August 2005. He has 29 years associated areas. experience with the Department of Corrective Services and has held a variety of positions including Commander Security and Investigations, Assistant Commissioner, North West Region Commander South West, Superintendent Operations, and Superintendent Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre. He has extensive experience in specialist fields having served significant Colin Kelaher periods of service with the Hostage Response Group, Task Forces and Col Kelaher was appointed Assistant Commissioner, North West Region Emergency and Investigative Units. on 26 June 2006. Prior to this appointment, he held the position of Executive General Manager Operations for the GEO Group Australia Executive Director, Information Management and Technology Pty Ltd, the largest provider of outsourced correctional management in Australia. In this role he was responsible for the operational management of correctional and custody facilities in NSW, Queensland and Victoria. Wayne Ruckley He brings to the NSW Department of Corrective Services over 23 years of Wayne Ruckley was appointed Executive Director, Information experience in government and private sector correctional management. Management and Technology in 2004. He is responsible for developing an Information Communications Technology (ICT) environment which fulfils Assistant Commissioner, South West Region the contemporary needs of the Department. Prior to this appointment, he was the Executive Director, Corrective Services Industries (CSI) for over a decade, bringing about a John Dunthorne transformation of performance that enabled CSI to be recognised as a John Dunthorne was appointed Assistant Commissioner, South West world leader in correctional industry development. He has occupied a Region on 1 June 2006. He has 29 years experience in corrections range of senior management positions within the Department, and in each including appointments in South Australia, Queensland and New South has been required to significantly improve the traditional performance of Wales in both the private and public sector. He has managed the Goulburn those areas. His original appointment to the Department was as the Chief Correctional Complex, Metropolitan Remand and Reception Centre, Accountant in 1982. Townsville Correctional Centre, Junee Correctional Centre,