The WA Prison Officer’s Union (WAPOU) is calling for offenders who assault prison officers to face tougher penalties, in line with new laws to protect retail workers, which came into effect this week. WA’s new “assault retail worker&r ...

The WA Prison Officer’s Union (WAPOU) is calling for the Department of Justice to take urgent action over chronic understaffing issues after a career paedophile housed in Casuarina Prison was allegedly able to reoffend through the private use of a l ...

The WA Prison Officers’ Union (WAPOU) said Hakea prison was currently in lockdown, as staff were not willing to open cells in the overcrowded, understaffed prison due to safety concerns. WAPOU said staff had made the decision to lock down the priso ...