A Bedpan And A Bold Escape Bid

LONG Bay jail inmate Robbie Francis's audacious bid for freedom was reminiscent of an episode from the Keystone Kops.

Jail Expansion To Bring 60 New Jobs

A FIFTY five per cent increase in Cessnock Correctional Centre's inmate capacity is predicted to inject an estimated $500,000 into the local economy each year. The 250 new beds will also translate into between 50 and 60 new jobs worth about $3.5 million in wages and salaries, a spokesman for the Justice Minister John Hatzistergos said yesterday.

Corby Witness Attacked In Jail: Lawyer

THE prisoner who gave evidence at accused drug smuggler Schapelle Corby's trial in Bali was attacked with a razor blade by a fellow inmate, his lawyer said yesterday.