Tensions remain high in the youth wing of a West Australian prison after six guards were allegedly injured during a riot and inmates freed themselves from their cells.
Casuarina Prison’s youth custodial officers feel unsafe following the incident on Saturday when a guard’s keys were allegedly stolen, and she was hit with a makeshift weapon.
“There is concern about the escalation targeting (officers) to access their keys,” Melanie Bray, Community and Public Sector Union assistant secretary, told reporters on Monday.
“It’s very, very, very unusual … It’s a significant concern.”
Bray, who spoke outside the maximum-security prison after meeting with guards involved in the “major disturbance”, said the youth wing had been ripped apart….