COVID-19 prison changes include isolation of new inmates,temperature checks

COVID-19 prison changes include isolation of new inmates,temperature checks

Every person entering a Queensland prison will undergo temperature and overall health checks,including staff.

  • byToby Crockford

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Three inmates hospitalised following Barwon Prison brawl

Three inmates hospitalised following Barwon Prison brawl

Three inmates have been hospitalised after a bloody brawl inside Barwon Prison,the latest in a string of violent incidents inside the prison's walls.

  • byErin Pearson
Drone drops package over Queensland prison wall on Christmas Day
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Drone drops package over Queensland prison wall on Christmas Day

The prisoner who caught the first package started to behave in an"elevated manner"after telling staff he had swallowed an unknown substance.

  • byCheryl Goodenough
Staff member stabbed with shiv at Malmsbury youth detention centre
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Staff member stabbed with shiv at Malmsbury youth detention centre

A teenage inmate has stabbed a prison officer with shiv made from a broom handle.

  • bySumeyya Ilanbey
Juvenile Justice department in'crisis',staff claim after riot

Juvenile Justice department in'crisis',staff claim after riot

A violent rebellion at the Central Coast's Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre was all too predictable,say staff at the NSW Juvenile Justice department.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Why this former prisoner drives seven hours each week to play footy

Why this former prisoner drives seven hours each week to play footy

Ryan Harry was addicted to cocaine when he was put behind bars in 2012. But now he's a free man and runs his own concreting business in Melbourne. The Beechworth Football Club was a big part of his transformation.

  • byCharlotte Grieve
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Inmate charged with killing fellow convict in prison west of Brisbane

Inmate charged with killing fellow convict in prison west of Brisbane

The man,27,was found dead in a cell at Borallon Training and Correctional Centre in Ipswich on Sunday.

  • byToby Crockford