One correction officer's idea to make prisoners think twice about escape

One correction officer's idea to make prisoners think twice about escape

Gary Hamblin was awarded the Australian Corrections Medal (ACM) in January this year. Photo: James Coleman. If you’re a prison guard, there’s nothing like putting your weapon away – or locking it in a cabinet in a separate room – to give the alleged criminal standing next to you ideas. Convicted burglar Nec Gorman, for instance, took the opportunity to flee through the court room’s side doors and out into the streets of Civic – losing a pair of …