With record inmate numbers and an exhausted workforce, staff at this outback prison say they feel unsafe, overworked and undervalued.
As at midnight Monday, there were 644 inmates at the Alice Springs prison, hovering close to its operational capacity of 650."The officers are doing three to four times what they normally do for a correctional officer," she said.
"What I hear from prison officers is they're tired, they're overworked, they're worn out and they need some time off," he said.Report shows extent of struggle More than 90 per cent of officers surveyed said they felt "tired, exhausted or depressed" before, during and after shifts. "I certainly gave a commitment to take them on board and go back and review them with the corrections commissioner on how we can drive reform," he said.
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