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Parklea Prison announcement vindicates PSA campaign

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The PSA welcomes today’s decision by the Minns Labor Government to return Parklea Correctional Centre to public hands.

“From the moment Parklea Correctional Centre was privatised in 2009, our union has campaigned for what is right: the return of the jail to the people of NSW and away from the failed Prison for Profit model that fails staff and taxpayers,” said PSA General Secretary Stewart Little.

“Today’s announcement shows the State Government is listening to our voice.”

Mr Little said the Parklea decision is good news for the community and is certainly good news for the union’s members who work in the prison.

They will be better paid, work in safer conditions and have a wider choice of workplaces once they are employed in the state-wide corrections system.

“It’s good news for the taxpayer, who will no longer be propping up outsourcing giants such as MTC that operate to benefit overseas shareholders rather than the people of NSW,” said Mr Little.

“The welcome news from Parklea follows last year’s decision by the government to listen to the PSA and hand control of Junee Correctional Centre to Corrective Services NSW from 1 April 2025.

“The PSA will always campaign against the sell-offs that have done so much damage to our state.

"We will continue to fight for the return to government control of the services privatised in the reckless frenzy of sell-offs under the O’Farrell, Baird, Berejiklian and Perrottet governments.

“For years we have been telling the state that privatisation hurts everyone. We are glad we have a government that is listening to us.”

Contact: Tim Brunero 0405 285 547

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