Extra 1,000 prison beds announced in NSW as union warns against arresting ‘our way out of domestic violence’
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This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Australia news category. Published on September 28, 2026 • Originally reported by Penry Buckley. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
This story was selected and curated by our editorial team in the Australia news category. Published on September 28, 2026 • Originally reported by Penry Buckley. OMEGAZEPRIME provides independent news coverage and analysis for our readers. Stay informed with the latest developments.
Minns government to spend $47.1m to recommission part of Silverwater jail while PSA says prison alone will not end violent behaviour
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The reopening of part of Sydney’s Silverwater jail will deliver hundreds of extra beds amid record numbers of prisoners on remand, the state government says, as the prison officers’ union warns against “arrest[ing] our way out of domestic violence”.
The Minns government, responding to a surge in prisoners awaiting trial since domestic violence bail laws were tightened, announced on Monday it would spend $47.1m to recommission the 515-bed Dawn de Loas correctional centre at the Silverwater complex by early next year.
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