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Abe Maddison

Cocaine bungle exposes prison failures, union says

A union is calling for the privately run Adelaide Remand Centre to be returned to public hands. (Callum Godde/AAP PHOTOS)

A correctional facility is rife with violence, chronically understaffed and awash with drugs, according to a union which wants political parties to commit to returning its management to public hands.

The South Australian Public Service Association says there has been a "catastrophic breakdown" at the Adelaide Remand Centre, which is run by multinational prison operator Serco.

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