VIOLENCE FLARES: A violent inmate at WA's main maximum security prison has attacked two guards over Christmas. Source: PerthNow
FOUR prison officers have been assaulted by inmates and another two were injured at three West Australian jails over the Christmas period.
A violent inmate at Casuarina Prison, who has previously attacked staff, assaulted two prison officers who were moving him between cells on Christmas Eve.
The Department of Corrective Services said one officer received bruising and abrasions to his forearm but remained on duty.
Another officer received arm and finger injuries and bruised ribs, while a third officer injured his elbow. Both left the prison to seek further treatment.
In another incident on Christmas Eve, two officers were injured at Roebourne Regional Prison while attempting to handcuff an inmate.
The officers came into contact with blood from the prisoner and the WA Prison Officers' Union said they were being tested for a blood borne virus.
In a third incident, an officer at Acacia Prison was struck in the head on Boxing Day while trying to defuse a volatile situation with a prisoner.
The officer was taken to Swan Districts Hospital and later released.
The union claimed another officer was also assaulted in the scuffle but the DCC said no such report was made to them.
A DCC spokesman said assaults were inevitable due to the nature of the prisoners incarcerated in WA prisons.
"While officers are highly trained in dealing with prisoners and conflict situations, the department also aims to mitigate violence,'' he said.
The spokesman said the Justice Intelligence Service conducted risk assessments on every prisoner entering the prison system and rated their propensity for violent behaviour.
There were alerts on the department's prisoner database to advise of risks to other prisoners and staff. Information was also collated regarding prisoner conflicts with family, gangs and other inmates, he said.
However, union secretary John Welch said despite the protocols, prison officers continued to suffer at the hands of the state's most violent criminals.
"While most people have been home enjoying the festive season with their families, these officers have been assaulted while helping protect the community,'' he said.
Mr Welch said the government should recognise the risks prison officers face and pay them appropriately.
Prison officers have long been calling for better pay and conditions, higher staff levels and new prison facilities to deal with overcrowding.
The WA government made a pay offer earlier this month, which the union rejected, describing it as "underwhelming''.
But the government said the offer was in line with the consumer price index.
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