“It’s disheartening for prison officers to know that there are no corrective behaviours within the prison.”

The WA Prison Officers Union State Secretary, Andy Smith, joined Gary Adshead to discuss how he is calling for offenders who assault prison officers to face tougher penalties, in line with new laws to protect retail workers, which came into effect this week.

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