Prison Officers road the Brush Farm Academy training facility and Goulburn Gaol in remembrance of colleagues killed at work and those who have died in the past year. There was a wreath-laying ceremony before the ride.

“Every Correctional Officer should be able to go to work each day and know that they will return to their families and loved ones safely,” said PSA/CPSU NSW President Nicole Jess in a message to members. “However, in this line of work, that’s never a guarantee.

“Too often our members are required to deal with unpredictable and dangerous situations with inadequate staff-to- inmate ratios and workers’ compensation provisions that do not come close to matching the risks we face.”