A female prison guard has been charged with supplying tobacco to a prisoner for cash
A FEMALE prison guard at the privately run Parklea jail has been charged with corruptly supplying contraband tobacco to a prisoner for cash, sparking opposition calls for the controversial facility to be returned to public hands.
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A FEMALE prison guard at the privately run Parklea jail has been charged with corruptly supplying contraband tobacco to a prisoner for cash, sparking opposition calls for the controversial facility to be returned to public hands.
Strike Force Iraga — set up to investigate a string of scandals at the maximum security prison in Sydney’s west — arrested the 40-year-old officer on Sunday after searching an inmate and discovering the tobacco.
She was charged with two counts of introduce contraband to a correctional centre and corruptly receive benefit, and dismissed from her job.
Earlier this month a NSW state parliamentary inquiry was called into the troubled maximum security facility, following claims by prisoners that smuggled contraband — including drugs and mobile phones — were rife.
Opposition corrective services spokesman Guy Zangari said the inquiry would examine a “string of scandals plaguing the prison”, which he alleged had cut corners to generate a profit.
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