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Tim Dornin

NT prison officers feel unsafe, depressed

NT prison officers say they feel unsafe at work and many report being regularly attacked. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Most prison officers in Alice Springs feel unsafe at work and are regularly exposed to violence and abuse, a union survey has found.

The United Workers Union took responses from 101 officers working at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre as part of a mental health report.

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