Tasmanian Labor
Attorney-General Elise Archer must stop hiding from Tasmanians and address serious and growing concerns over safety at the state’s major prison.
Shadow Corrections Minister Ella Haddad said Ms Archer had failed to comprehensively address critical issues of resourcing and safety in light of yet another report by the Custodial Inspector highlighting an unacceptable situation at Risdon.
“Since Ms Archer was appointed the Corrections Minister in October 2017, the dangerous situation at Risdon Prison has grown more and more difficult by the day,” Ms Haddad said.
“We have now reached a point where there are crucial concerns for daily safety of both corrections officers and inmates with rolling lockdowns, serious shortfalls in the number of trained workers and officers available to staff shifts and an unacceptable lack of access to multiple programs including drug and alcohol rehabilitation – a crucial concern highlighted in a report by the Custodial Inspector
rights should have rung alarm bells for Ms Archer.
“But
justice system without a functioning prison system.
“Risdon Prison just cannot remain in this extremely precarious position but it appears nothing will change on Ms Archer’s watch.”
Ella Haddad MP
Shadow Corrections Minister
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