Money well spent?
Woodford's 52-bed 'bikie-only' prison has just one prisoner, union says, despite overcrowding elsewhere
The public sector union, Together, says the 52-bed "bikie-only" prison at Woodford, north of Brisbane, is virtually empty with just one "bikie" prisoner, while the Maryborough jail remains over capacity.
The Queensland Government's "bikie-only" prison was established at the Woodford Correctional Centre in October last year and began taking inmates in December.
However, Together spokeswoman Allison Finley-Bisset says the Woodford facility is under-utilised.
"Last I heard is there's only one prisoner in the bikie unit at Woodford, even though that's a fully manned facility," she said.
In April, the Queensland Corrective Services Department confirmed the Maryborough Correctional Facility was over capacity by more than 35 prisoners.
Ms Finley-Bisset says with the Woodford facility almost empty, the State Government has its priorities wrong...
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