Prisoners using drones to smuggle drugs into NSW prisons - 2GB 08/07/2019

The number of prisoners around the nation using drones to smuggle in drugs and mobile phones is on the rise. The Daily Telegraph reports many of the drones are suspected of running multiple flights into prisons before they are even detected. There have been almost 70 drones seen flying around NSW prisons in the last five years, with 35 of them seen just last year. General…

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The siege at the Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre appears to be over - 7 News 22/07/2019

Kariong: After almost 21 hours, the siege at the Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre appears to be over. https://twitter.com/7newssydney/status/1153214689645494272?s=12

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'Juvie' justice officers are not faint-hearted, but they're terrified of going to work - SMH 22/07/2019

In February, I wrote in these pages that violence in the state’s juvenile justice system had hit catastrophic levels. Juvenile justice officers had just walked off the job statewide in frustration. They did so again last month. These are not faint-hearted people. They know they signed up for a tough job. So when they tell me they’re terrified of going to work, I know they…

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Calls for review into juvenile justice system after violent riot - Sunrise on Channel 7 23/07/2019

The PSA is calling for a full review of the juvenile justice system after a violent rampage at a detention centre on the NSW central coast. Police have charged five adults and 16 juveniles with riot after the two-day public order incident. Watch the full story in the clip  https://7news.com.au/sunrise/on-the-show/calls-for-review-into-juvenile-justice-system-after-violent-riot-c-360371

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Parklea Correctional Centre - 2GB Ray Hadley 31/07/2019

Four ‘disturbing’ assaults on prison guards in one week at notorious Sydney jail Ray Hadley has revealed there’s been a concerning spate of assaults on prison guards at the notorious Parklea Correctional Centre. The prison has been riddled by scandals over recent years, resulting GEO Group being dumped as the jail’s private operator last year. Parklea is now run by MTC-Broadspectrum, but multiple officers have contacted Ray…

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