Innisfail's Work Camp Has Become A "Holiday Camp" For Inmates

Sources have claimed that prisoners at the Innisfail's work camp are reportedly enjoying pornography, mobile phone calls and unsupervised use of a vehicle to roam Australia's Cairns District.

Several insiders told The Cairns Post that prisoners had been going into town and other places without supervision.

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Corrective Services officers and a dog squad searched the camp recently and are believed to have seized pornographic material and a mobile telephone.

Three prisoners were returned to Lotus Glen prison on the Tableland and one prisoner and his wife are facing charges relating to the search.

A prisoner has been charged with possessing a prohibited item, allegedly a mobile telephone, and his wife with supplying the item.

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They are due to face the Innisfail Magistrate's Court on March 2.

A Corrective Services spokesman said they could not comment on issues before the court.

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Several sources told the The Cairns Post yesterday said the site had become a "holiday camp" for inmates.

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