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'Horrendous' Staff Shortage Blamed After Weekend Prison Riot

The WA Prison Officers' Union says several guards were injured when inmates escaped from accommodation units at an outback prison, but the Department of Justice disputes the claim.

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ABC Australia

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'Horrendous' staff shortage blamed after weekend prison riot

The WA Prison Officers' Union says several guards were injured when inmates escaped from accommodation units at an outback prison, but the Department of Justice disputes the claim.

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The West Australian

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‘Confronting’ riot breaks out at regional WA prison

A group of inmates set fire to a shade sail and broke out of their cells on Saturday night.

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149 Deaths, Escapes and Riots: What Revealed Report on Venezuelan Prisons in 2024, According to the Ovp

On Monday, the NGO Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) presented a report on the situation in prisons in 2024 and provided an overview of the deaths, escapes and riots in detention centers. 149 people died while they were deprived of their liberty, to which 79 escapes were added. Meanwhile, the OVP counted 17 riots in prisons and jails in Venezuela, according to the report. “149 people died in the custody of the Venezuelan regime: 105 in …

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