Tasmania's Justice Department criticised for under-resourcing prison service

By Matt Maloney
Updated November 19 2019 - 4:56pm, first published 1:11pm
Prison service under strain
Prison service under strain

The state's Auditor-General has found the Tasmanian Prison Service has failed to accurately predict inmate numbers which has caused staff shortages and a dramatic rise in staff overtime.

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