(DCC) $3.16 per meal

Alice Springs Correctional Centre
(ASCC) $3.33 per meal

31 December 2007

Position	Actual
Custodial
Superintendent	1
Deputy Superintendent	3
Chief Prison Officer	10
Chief Industries Officer	6
Senior Prison Officer	26
Senior Industries Officer	3
Prison/Officer	141
Prison Officers in Training (In school)	11

Position	Actual
Administrative
T6	1
T3	1
AO2	2
AO3	4
AO4	1
AO6	2

and Programs

EO1 Manager Prison Services	1
A08 Sent Management & Reintegration	1
A07 Coordinator Prison Services	1
A05 Cultural Liaison Officer	1
A04 Reintegration Worker	2
A04 Indigenous Support Worker	3
P3 Principal Psychologist	1
P2 Psychologist	2
P2 Sentence Management Case Worker	1
P1 Treatment Intervention Worker	3
P1 Welfare	1
HLPE 3 Senior Education Officer	1
LPE Lecturer	5

Alice Springs Correctional Centre

Position	Actual
Custodial
Superintendent	1
Deputy Superintendent	1
Chief Prison Officer	9
Chief Industries Officer	5
Senior Prison Officer	14
Senior Industries Officer	3
Prison/Officer	99
Prison Officers in Training (In School)	5

Administrative
T6	1
T3	1
AO2	2
AO3	2
AO4	1
AO6	1

And Programs

As at 31 December 2007 there was a total of 207 Officers employed at DCC. Of these, four officers are on temporary transfer and working in other areas.

ASCC 139

As at 31 December 2007 there was a total of 139 Officers employed at ASCC.

ASCC 161

Note: The above numbers include 10 additional prison officer training positions at both Darwin and Alice Springs Correctional Centres which were funded over a two-year period as recommended by the Review of Adult Custodial in the Northern Territory (CAYA Report).

DCC 2.23
ASCC 2.63

On each of these occasions the additional staff required as a result of operational agreements were rostered on overtime.

Despite the vacancies, the MOUs ensure that the required number of custodial positions are filled each day utilising overtime. If staff are not available, parts of the prison are locked down on a rotational basis.

At ASCC there were 103 occasions during 2006-07 where the prison was partially locked down due to staffing deficiencies.

2005-06 17
2004-05 25

DCC 2006-07 16
2005-06 18
2004-05 11

2005-06 15
2004-05 31

DCC 2006-07 20
2005-06 39
2004-05 19

There were two recruitment campaigns for Prison Officers in 2006-07. The first was in January 2007 and positions were advertised in the NT News, Katherine Times, Centralian Advocate and Tennant and District Times.

Due to a poor response for positions in Alice Springs, a second campaign was conducted in May and June. Advertisements were placed in the Courier Mail (Qld), Daily Liberal (Dubbo, NSW), Barrier Daily Truth (Broken Hill, NSW), Transcontinental (Port Augusta, SA), Border Watch (Mt Gambier), Goldfields Express (Kalgoorlie WA), Broome Advertiser (Broome WA), North West Telegraph (Roebourne WA), NT News, Katherine Times, Tennant and District Times, Centralian Advocate and on IMPARJA Television.

The interstate papers were chosen on their proximity to regional prisons and endeavoured to attract experienced officers to Alice Springs and rural people to the Northern Territory or Prison Officer in Training positions in Alice Springs and Darwin.

A total of $20 851 was spent on Prison Officer recruitment advertising in 2006-07 compared to $4851 in 2005-06.

Any additional advertising will be undertaken on an as needs basis.

Advertising for Prison Officers will commence in February 2008.

The CAYA Implementation Plan is at Attachment B.

This is an industrial issue and the issue of consolidated allowances is currently an item on the agenda in the EBA negotiations.

Recommendation 31: Make transition to living units model in Alice Springs:

This recommendation has been deferred pending approval of full capital works funding to enable changes to existing infrastructure to facilitate livings skills units.

Recommendation 64: Apply new classification instrument across the service:

This recommendation will be addressed in line with the introduction of the Integrated Offender Management System in 2008.

The Sex Offender Treatment Program run at DCC and ASCC is based on the Western Australian Indigenous Sex Offender Program but with extensive adjustments for relevance to the Northern Territory Indigenous population.

The program has eight modules (see below) and is delivered over two/three days per week for at least six months, including pre-assessment and development of a post-release management plan.

A review of the development, implementation and evaluation of management and treatment programs for convicted adult and juvenile sex offenders in the Northern Territory will shortly commence as a forerunner to the implementation of programs funding under the Northern Territory government Closing the Gap Program which recently allocated $4.4m to expand rehabilitation programs.

Sex offenders also undertake other programs relevant to their criminogenic needs.

(b):

Two treatment staff members facilitate each program, and both staff are required to have core clinical skills and experience. Success is measured by the participant’s attendance, level of participation, completion of all tasks, and development of their relapse prevention plan. All participants are monitored on a six monthly basis post-release to determine if they have re-offended.

Additional programs will be delivered commencing in 2008 following recruitment of additional professional staff. A recruitment campaign run in November 2007 will be finalised in mid-January 2008 which is likely to employ five new staff members at NTCS.

Learning Outcomes:

The participants are expected to learn new ways of thinking that will reduce the likelihood of re-offending and gain a better understanding of offending patterns and participants’ sexual offence cycle. Participants should understand the full impact of sexual offending behaviour on primary victim/s, secondary victim/s and the ‘trickle’ effect of harm done to family, community and society generally. A detailed release plan is developed that involves family, friends and professionals.

Key Areas Addressed:

Colonisation; denial and responsibility taking (cognitive distortions / justification, minimisation, denial of sexual offending, excuse thinking, victim blaming, permission thinking); legal issues and informed consent; offence patterns and ‘seemingly unimportant decisions’ taken in order to sexually offend; sexuality, intimacy, sexual fantasies; emotional regulation (grief and loss, jealousy, anger management, etcetera); victim empathy; sexual offence cycle; relapse prevention; support and surveillance networks.

(d):

At Darwin and Alice Springs Correctional Centres the program is run by two treatment staff. Their qualifications are as follows:

Barbara Sampson – DCC:
Principal Psychologist, DCC;
B.A. (Hons.) Sociology, Graduate Diploma of Psychology, Bachelor of Arts, Majors Psychology and Sociology, Deakin University, Victoria;
Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy;
Leadership Development Program, Mt Eliza Business College, Victoria;
Certificate Clinical Drug Assessor;
Certificate Critical Incident Stress Management;
Certificate Workplace Training;
Certificate Small Business Management;
Certificate Mediation in Schools; and
10 years experience working in prisons (maximum-, medium-, low-security facilities with both male and female prisoners).

Marguerite Fawcett – DCC:
Treatment Intervention Worker, DCC;
B.A. (Hons.) Social Sciences, Bachelor of Arts Majors Sociology and Development Studies, Deakin University, Victoria;
Certificate IV Correctional Services (Community Corrections) Practices;
Certificate IV Assessment and Workplace Training (Charles Darwin University);
Certificate in Motivational Interviewing;
Certificate in Counselling; and
12 years working in Community Corrections as a Senior Probation and Parole Officer.

Spud Dinning – ASCC/Central Australian Aboriginal Congress:
Bachelor of Social Work;
Accredited training in STATIC 99/STABLE 2000 assessments (used in the assessment of sex offenders);
Accredited training in Sex Offender Treatment Programs (SOTP) facilitation skills; and
Experience in SOTP in the Queensland Correctional Services System.

Christine Weir – ASCC:
Manager, Prisoner Rehabilitation Team;
Social Worker;
Undergraduate studies in Social Work;
16 years experience in social work in Department Correctional Services in South Australia (SA);
Accredited to facilitate SA treatment programs;
13 years continuous client intervention services (individual and group work facilitation) in a custodial environment (SA and NT); and
Previous Facilitator in ASCC.

Dr Charlotte Ho, Principal Psychologist:
Doctorate in Psychology;
Experience in administering pre-treatment assessments to sex offenders; and
Experience in facilitating SOTP.

Heike Billstein, Treatment Intervention Worker:
Bachelor of Arts; and
Two years experience in client intervention services.

(e):

The delivery of the first of the sex offender treatment programs commenced at ASCC on 18 October 2005. The first group completed the course on 12 April 2006. A second group completed the program in 2007, and a third program commenced on 6 November 2007 which will run until April 2008.

The first Sex Offender Treatment Program commenced at DCC on 30 August 2006 and completed on 3 April 2007. The next program is due to commence in January 2008.

(f):

The cost of delivering the program in 2005-06 was $331 340 and in 2006-07 it will be $305 000.

The program was provided to NTCS by Western Australia Corrections as an exchange for the NTCS Indigenous Family Violence Program. The program at DCC is one of a number of programs run by the Treatment Team as part of Prisoner Services. The cost of the program at DCC would be a percentage of the overall Prisoner Services costs for staff and operational activity.

(g):

The information provided above is extensive.

NTPOA STAGE 2 ISSUES

i duties, range of knowledge, skills and experience required at each management level of the NTCS and determine future requirements;

No.	Recommendation	Action To Date	Comments
1	Maintain Northern Territory Correctional Services Mission and Strategic Direction.	Strategic directions and mission reconfirmed and articulated to stakeholders.	Completed
2	NTCS align its organisation with the Mission	Organisation structure reviewed and realigned as appropriate.	Completed
3	Appointment of a new Director of NTCS.		Completed
4	Superintendents to report to the Director.	Superintendents appointed in both Darwin and Alice Springs	Completed
5 & 6	Recruit new Deputy Director Indigenous Affairs and Programs.	Director Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Indigenous Affairs	Completed
7.	Review the Deputy Commissioner positions and adjust duties to Deputy Directors across the service	Recruitment action complete	Completed
8	Programs staff to report to Superintendents across the service.	New prison management structure implemented. Prison Services Managers appointed in each centre to assist with integration of Programs staff.	Completed
9	Expanded interaction across the service with other correctional systems and organisations — ongoing.	NTCS have established links especially with OLD, WA and NSW.	Completed and on-going
10	Develop individual development plans for senior managers across the service — for the life of the project.	Commenced Individual development plans.	Ongoing
11	Continue leadership, change management, teamwork course across the service — staged over 3 years.	Two courses of three weeks completed for approximately 110 staff.	Ongoing.
12	Recommendation for minimum of 5 days training per year for each prison officer.	A training plan is currently being developed in conjunction with correctional centres, to facilitate training without coverage of additional officers.	Ongoing
13	Ten additional correctional staff be assigned to each of Darwin CC and Alice Springs CC for up to two years to support training.	Additional in both Darwin and Alice Springs now absorbed into operational rosters.	Completed
14	Each prison officer to have specific supervisor to facilitate personal development and management.	Consultations with stakeholders commenced.	Ongoing
15	Development of performance appraisals and training needs for non-security staff.	Consultations with stakeholders commenced.	Ongoing
16	Practice of regular rotation of CPO and SPO staff through roster to cease.	CPO and SPO Living Skills Unit not to rotate for substantial periods	Completed and Ongoing
17	Rotation of POs to be reduced.	Separate roster for LSU introduced on opening of the centre on 1 July06	Completed and ongoing
18	Expanded correctional officer training.	A training plan been developed in conjunction with correctional centre to facilitate training.	Ongoing.
19	One week orientation for non-security staff in both institutions.	Draft Orientation program introduced.	Completed
20	Assessment of current psychological testing for recruits.	Assessment undertaken and changes made in the administration of same.	Completed.
21	Develop steady intake plan for correctional officers.	OCPE Determine issued to approve on- going intake.	Completed
22	Involvement of correctional centre managers in the screening and selecting of recruits.	Correction centre managers fully involved in the selection of recruits.	Completed
23	Exit interviews to be conducted.	Review of process completed, revised process in place.	Completed
24	Implement the action plan for Indigenous employment across the service,	Indigenous Employment Support worker commenced in Human Resources to develop action plan.	Completed and ongoing.
25	Review the flat award in both institutions and consider returning to shift work penalties.	Part of EBA	Ongoing
26	Continue to develop service wide process to adjust rosters to meet agreements and provide enough weekends off.	Analysis of rosters completed.	Completed
27	Establishment of a joint union-management task force to examine high sick leave usage.	Task force established. Research completed, options being prepared by HR sub-committee for submission to OCPE.	Completed
28	Rosters to be maintained at authorised levels.	Rosters are currently maintained at authorised levels at DCC.	Completed and ongoing
29	Replacement of correctional officers on the roster when long term absences occur.	Initial discussions held between Human Resources and prison management in relation to options to address long term absences - to be considered in the total budgetary context.	Completed and ongoing
30	Specialist HR support for Corrections	HR support in DCC and ASCC established.	Completed.
31	Make transition to Living Units model in Alice Springs.	Deferred. DCC Living Skills Unit Established	Deferred pending approval of full capital works funding.
32	Living Unit planning in Darwin through to implementation.	Other areas of Darwin deferred pending approval of capital works funding.	Ongoing.
33	Review reward and accountability structures.	Linked to devolution of functions to correctional centres and career development and performance appraisal system for senior management.	Completed
34	Recommendation for Government to update legislation to reflect changes in management structure.	Review of operation legislative changes currently being undertaken. Other changes to be brought to Cabinet as required.	Ongoing
35	Establishment of a task force to assess compliance with the Australian Guidelines and the Service’s Mission and Strategy.	A process for checking compliance implemented and policies and procedures being assessed.	Ongoing.
36	Superintendents to be responsible and accountable for delivery on measurable results tied to the Mission.	Superintendents appointed and functions devolved to correctional centres. Accountable measures and reporting mechanism to be developed further.	Completed
37	Regular audit/evaluation of each of the major activities of the Service.	Research and Evaluation Officer recruited.	Ongoing.
38	Expand Official Visitors Scheme across the service — ongoing.	Anticipated achievement late 2008.	Ongoing.
39	Liaison with DHCS to develop mental health units in both Centres. MOU to be developed.	Subject to a joint Cabinet submission with DHCS	Ongoing
40	Mental Health units to meet Australian Guidelines.	Subject to a joint Cabinet submission with DHCS	Ongoing
41	Increase ambulatory mental health services to remainder of prisons.	Funds provided by DHCS	Completed
42	When mental health units established, only inmates able to be accommodated without escort would be transferred to Hospital for treatment.	Subject to a joint Cabinet submission with DHCS	Ongoing
43	Hire additional case management staff.	Analysis of potential roles and responsibilities completed, recruitment action completed within budget.	Completed
44	Review of legislation to allow sale of products produced but not used internally, and restoration of operational funds to prison industries.	Review of legislation completed. Opportunities for sale of products being investigated deferred due to other items being a higher priority.	Completed
45	Establish basic education targets — ongoing in Darwin and Alice Springs.	Review of Education structure in both prisons completed. Prison education profile reviewed and updated.	Completed and on going — within revised budget allocation
46	Meet prisoners’ criminogenic needs through the delivery of targeted programs.	Sex Offender program commenced in Alice Springs and Darwin	Completed and ongoing within revised budget allocation
47	Expand programs to evening shift, increase the work day for inmates.	Introduction of revised roster in the new LSU will allow expansion of program delivery.	Ongoing
48	Improve family-inmate visits and correspondence.	Family-inmate visits area completed in the new Low Security Area. Mainstream Prison Visits area dependent on budgetary constraints	Pending approval of capital works funding. Family visits introduced - ongoing
49	Develop special measures to manage long-sentence and life-sentenced inmates.	Management committee formed to develop and monitor sentence plans for long/life-sentence prisoners.	Completed
50	Organised art and music sales in both institutions.	Consultations continuing.	Completed and ongoing
51	Improve sport and recreation facilities and programs.	Improved sport and recreation facilities included in LSU, improvements to mainstream prison dependent on budgetary constraints.	Completed and ongoing
52	Audit/Evaluation of all programs staged to commence in Alice Springs and flow through to Darwin — ongoing.	Research and Evaluation Officer to develop audit and evaluation program. Partnership developed with CDU to assess overall implementation of the Review.	Completed
53	Target highest risk cases with intensive programming in-line with IOMS.	Additional psychologists recruited to assess inmates needs and develop and deliver targeted programs. Funded through recommendation 46	Ongoing pending introduction of IOM
54	Improve consistency in use of appropriate security procedures.	Security workshops held in each correctional centre and security and response plans developed. Audit strategy developed.	Ongoing
55	Enhance preparedness for crisis response.	Security workshops held in each correctional centre and security and response plans developed.	Audit strategy developed.
56	Review the dog squad operations.	Review done implementation await EBA and staffing model	Completed
57	Strip searches to used randomly for internal movement within the prison.	Implementation of recommendation devolved to Superintendents to progress as possible	Ongoing
58	Add equipment and personal portable alarms in both institutions.	Delivered and installed	Completed
59	Partner with organizations to reduce rate of Indigenous incarceration.	Elders visiting program implemented in each correctional centre for 2005. Other partnerships negotiated as opportunities arise.	Completed and ongoing
60	Partner with organisations within and outside Government to achieve mutual objectives.	Partnerships pursued with CDU, OLD, WA and NSW Corrective Services, NAALAS, Congress, Larrakia Nation, and others on an on-going basis.	Completed and ongoing
61	A comprehensive approach to be used to adding facilities. (staff training, programs space, offices)	10 year Capital Works plan being developed	Ongoing
62	Integrated Offender Management System (IOMS)	Lease agreement with Queensland Corrections near to completion. Proposed to ‘go live;’ mid 2008. Pending further funding	Ongoing, pending further funding.
63	Increase number of minimum security accommodations.	New low security area completed and provides additional low security accommodation. Awaiting Master plan	Completed and ongoing
64	Apply new classification instrument (if one has been selected) across the Service.	Due 2007-08	Ongoing
65	Defer construction of new remand centre. Significant improvements needed to Reception, Remand and Maximum Security areas at DCC.	10 year Capital Works plan being developed	Ongoing
66	Mobile work camps, half-way houses staged to commence in Alice Springs and flow through to Darwin — ongoing.	Additional opportunities being considered in line with available funding	Ongoing
67	NTCS to receive clear and consistent message from Cabinet, DOJ and Director.	Communication strategy developed.	Completed
68	Cabinet to approve sufficient funds for NTCS to meet objectives.	-	Ongoing
69	Bring in change management specialists across the Service.	Proposal being developed involving a partnership with CDU and other external providers.	Ongoing
70	Advisory committees set up across the Service.	Steering committees disbanded. Working parties formed as required.	Completed. Implementation of recommendation devolved to Superintendents to progress as possible in line with construction model
71	Stakeholders to work together to develop review recommendations.	Implementation structure developed to include input from stakeholders. To be reviewed together with CDU	Ongoing