A report for NSW Treasury by KPMG revealed a list of NSW prisons earmarked for potential privatisation.
“This government has no plans to privatise any jails – unlike the previous government, which privatised Parklea jail” … Attorney-General Greg Smith..”
Greg Smith’s statement is contradicted by NSW Treasurer, Mike Baird who,in his September budget speech, said the government was “examining the potential for greater contestability in the provision of corrective services”.
“Contestability” is a well known and overused weasel word which means shifting public resources to the private sector.
Read the full SMH report, 14 November, “Report reveals list of jails that could be privatised “.
