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William Ton

Prisoners locked in cells while guards strike over pay

Guards at Port Phillip Prison have taken industrial action over a pay rise impasse. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Detainees at Victoria's largest maximum security jail were forced to remain in their cells after prison officers walked off the job over a months-long pay negotiation impasse.

More than 200 guards at the Port Phillip Prison in Truganina, about 20km west of Melbourne, undertook stop work action and rallied outside the facility from 7.30am to 1pm on Tuesday.

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