A Department of Correctional Services spokeswoman confirmed one of the prisoners involved was taken to hospital to be assessed. “The Department can confirm that prisoners were fighting at Yatala ...

A 20-year-old prisoner was so badly bashed at an Adelaide jail on Sunday morning that he was left "barely recognisable" and had to be rushed to hospital for treatment, a union says.

All South Australian prisons are in lockdown a day after a prisoner was allegedly assaulted, but the Department for Correctional Services says the industrial action was pre-planned.

Don't miss out on the headlines from SA News. Followed categories will be added to My News. A Department of Correctional Services spokeswoman confirmed one of the prisoners involved was taken to ...

The incident, which occurred about 9.10am on Saturday, has been condemned by the union representing correctional officers as another serious safety breach at the high-security Yatala Labour Prison.

It was a normal day at work in a troubled South Australian jail when a prisoner lunged at veteran corrections officer Natasha Beneke leaving her with lasting injuries. Now, the corrections officer ...