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		<title>Greenough Prison unsafe with overcrowding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TOM DAVIS
Unionists say “warehousing” of inmates at Greenough Regional Prison is endangering staff safety.
The WA Prison Officers Union and Community and Public Sector Union/Civil Service Association claim the State Government is neglecting overcrowding problems at Greenough Prison and needs to act.
The Prison Officers Union said inmate numbers at the prison had reached 290 yesterday, 71 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report into Bunbury Prison says violence is up as the prison bursts at the seams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Western Australian Inspector of Custodial Services Neil Morgan today released his report of an “announced” inspection of Bunbury Regional Prison.
Professor Morgan’s report highlighted overcrowding as a particular concern saying the occupancy rate is almost 50 per cent higher than capacity and beds have been added to small cells originally intended for just one prisoner.
He [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/report-into-bunbury-prison-says-violence-is-up-as-the-prison-bursts-at-the-seams/</link>
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		<title>Prison cell numbers set to stay static</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The State Government’s $655 million prison capital works program will not deliver a substantial increase in cells for at least three years because the Department of Corrective Services plans to shut old units for maintenance.
WA Prison Officers Union secretary John Welch said he was “extremely disappointed such a large promised increase in the prison capacity [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/prison-cell-numbers-set-to-stay-static/</link>
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		<title>No room left at regional prison</title>
		<description><![CDATA[John Welch speaks out about overcrowding in a Geraldton Guardian story revealing that the prison was holding 280 prisoners last week in a facility designed for 219.
The State Government announced in 2009 that a new male maximum-security unit would be built at Greenough Prison, only to decide months later that a female unit would be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/no-room-left-at-regional-prison/</link>
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		<title>WAPOU calls on the Barnett Government to reverse its decision to outsource a new Young Adults Facility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Listen to WAPOU Secretary John Welch’s interview with Radio 6PR’s Paul Murray regarding the Barnett Government’s decision to outsource the new Young Offenders’ Facility.
Radio 6PR Breakfast Show 02/11/11
Listen here  »
(1.4MB wma)
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		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/wapou-calls-on-the-barnett-government-to-reverse-its-decision-to-outsource-a-new-young-adults-facility/</link>
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		<title>Safe Staffing Review</title>
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Over the past few months the Department of Corrective Services has been conducting a review of prison officer staffing requirements and prison operations throughout Western Australia – “The Safe Staffing Review”.
To date, Your Union has been involved in two rounds of discussions with the Safe Staffing Review Team. There is a clear difference of opinion between WAPOU [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/safestaffin/</link>
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		<title>WA&#8217;s prison system is under fire</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WA&#8217;S prison system is under fire after a comprehensive staff survey revealed fears about workforce shortages, misconduct, racism and bullying.
The Sunday Times has obtained results from the biggest staff survey ever undertaken by the Department of Corrective Services, the fourth-biggest government employer.
About 1800 employees were questioned as part of the survey, conducted over two months [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/was-prison-system-is-under-fire/</link>
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		<title>Reintroduction of cigarette lighters halted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The WA State Government has agreed to halt the reintroduction of cigarette lighters at the Greenough Regional Prison while Worksafe assesses the risks posed by the prisoners&#8217; behaviour.
Read the ABC News story.
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		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/breaking-news-reintroduction-of-cigarette-lighters-halted/</link>
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		<title>Prison Officers health at risk as prison smoking ban is lifted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perth Now reports  - In a massive backflip that puts the health of Prison Officers at risk from passive smoking, the Government has lifted the ban on cigarette lighters in WA prisons.

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		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/prison-officers-health-at-risk-as-prison-smoking-ban-is-lifted/</link>
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		<title>WAPOU on WIN TV news</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WIN TV news reporting on the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison announcement on the 8 January 2011.

WIN TV Eastern Goldfields announcement
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		<link>http://www.respecttherisk.com.au/wapou-on-win-tv-news/</link>
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