South Australia's corrections minister has ordered an investigation into the response of Adelaide Remand Centre's personal administration to the alleged bashing of a guard.
9News understands two jail officers have been allegedly cornered in an workplace on Sunday afternoon by an inmate at Adelaide Remand Centre, the place one was overwhelmed across the head.
Each have been taken to Calvary hospital by personal automobile and no ambulance was known as.
It is believed the centre could have been left short-staffed over the weekend.
"It is argued from day one which privatisation of prisons would not work; that it will result in employees cuts and dangers to the protection of jail officers and inmates," the officers' union mentioned in response to the incident.
The state's Correctional Companies Minister, Joe Szakacs, instructed 9News, "Any state of affairs the place an officer is topic to assault is completely unacceptable".
"I've requested the division of corrections to undertake a evaluation of the incident, in addition to the adequacy of post-incident administration by the personal operator," he mentioned.
The operator, Serco, has been investigated beforehand when a high-profile escape in 2020 noticed it fined $100,000.
In August, the previous basic supervisor pleaded responsible to stealing money from the inmates.
9News has requested Serco for remark.
South Australia police at the moment are investigating the incident.