From April 2007, Corrections has changed its security classifications system to give prison managers more information about the level of risk prisoners pose both inside and outside the prison. The previous classification system of minimum, low-medium, high-medium and maximum security indicated the risk to the good order of the prison, but did not take into account the level of risk a prisoner could pose in the community.
Under the new system, managers will be able to make better judgements about each prisoner’s suitability for programmes, work and education.
The new system uses a two-letter code to identify both internal and external risk (see diagram). The first letter in each code denotes the internal risk a prisoner poses and the second letter denotes the external risk.
There are three categories of internal risk (low, high and maximum) and two categories of external risk (low and high).
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Key: |
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Old system |
New system |
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Internal risk |
External risk |
New classification |
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Maximum |
C |
B |
CB |
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High medium |
B |
B |
BB |
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Low medium |
A |
B |
AB |
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Minimum |
A |
A |
AA |
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