The Independent Visitor Service sends community volunteers into prisons and detention centres to hear from people in custody. In 2024 the office required them to visit in pairs for safety, and to write one joint report. Reports fell to 91 against a target of 150. The annual report describes this as "less than 60% of our target"; it is 60.7% (calc).
The cost per report target for 2024-25 was $4,000; the result was $6,486. The target in the State Budget for 2025-26 and 2026-27 is $8,000. The volunteers raised "over 1,100 items" in 2024-25. The annual report does not say how many were resolved.
Sources: OICS Annual Report 2024-25 pp 15, 18, 51-52; Budget Statements 2026-27 p 468.