Original article by Amanda Banks
The West Australian – Page: 8 : 19-Jan-15

Data from Western Australia’s Department of Corrective Services shows that the number of prohibited items confiscated from the state’s prisoners has risen from 548 in 2009-10 to 1,157 in 2013-14. The average number of prison inmates has increased from 4,759 to 5,029 over the same period. John Welch of the state’s Prison Officers’ Union has expressed particular concern about a sharp increase in the number of weapons being found in prisons

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