Tag: Mount Gambier Prison
Accused rapist faces trial
A CONVICTED murderer is facing trial this week accused of raping a female prison officer at the Mount Gambier Prison in 2017.
Yesterday marked the...
Valley Lake project helps prisoners remain connected with community
STRIKING wooden sign posts have been installed at several trail heads throughout the picturesque Valley Lakes precinct as part of a Mount Gambier Prison...
Inmate virus protection
THE Department for Correctional Services (DCS) says there has been extensive planning to protect hundreds of inmates at the Mount Gambier Prison from the...
Former Mount Gambier public officer’s jail term suspended
A FORMER public officer who accepted a $100 bribe to smuggle drugs into the Mount Gambier Prison has received a suspended sentence.
Sharif Kradolfer, 40,...
Mount Gambier correctional facility makes transition to tobacco-free site
THE Mount Gambier Prison is a much healthier environment since it transitioned to becoming a smoke-free facility late last year, according to senior management.
The...
Limestone Coast’s top cop welcomes information sharing prison improvements
THE region's police hierarchy has welcomed the "broader" release of information flowing from the Department for Correctional Services regarding inmate discharges from the Mount...
Minister yet to act on city prison vow
REVELATIONS have emerged Correctional Services Minister Corey Wingard has made no approach to the state administration court authority's chief executive regarding the issue of...
State corrections leader to act on unplanned prison releases in region
THE State Government will move to address the "unplanned" release of prisoners held on remand from the Mount Gambier Prison, following a high level...
Adelaide man accused of assaulting police and paramedics after Mount Gambier prison release
A PENNINGTON man who was released from the Mount Gambier Prison and was meant to return to Adelaide on strict home detention bail conditions...
City ‘a fun place’ for inmate
AN INMATE who was released from the Mount Gambier Prison on Monday has declared the Blue Lake City "a fun place to be" after...
Mayor ‘vows to seek answers’ over impact of Mount Gambier prison expansion
MOUNT Gambier Mayor Lynette Martin has vowed to seek the "truth" over the impact of the prison expansion on the city's community.
This follows explosive...
Boots boost community spirit
THE staff of Mount Gambier Prison are taking altruistic steps to help the less fortunate as well as fostering a sense of community within...