Correctional officers have been warned they will be stood down if they continue today’s statewide prison lockdown, the head of the Public Service Association claims.
The public sector union has expressed dismay after global services company Serco announced it had won the State Government contract to run the Adelaide Remand Centre for seven years, with an option to extend for another five.
People identified as being associated with criminal organisations, including outlaw bikie gangs, will be banned from visiting prisoners in South Australia under a new law.
Changes to how young people are sentenced for serious crimes will crush any hope of them leading effective lives outside the justice system, says a lawyer and researcher who has interviewed every juvenile offender serving a current sentence for murder in South Australia.