Why Women Killed In Prisons

She appeared to be going out of her way to protect the offenders. Was it because they were aborigines and she would go to any lengths to protect them – even if it meant they would escape punishment for a crime they had committed? Or was she just so anti-police in her nature that cooperation with police was not to be considered, no matter what the circumstances?
Whether it was her or whether her husband tired of being called out in the middle of the night but the matron relented and eventually allowed me to interview inmates at the hospital. Only me, though – none of the constable or police aides were allowed that privilege.
I think it was to save face but the matron told me I had to have the person I was to interview, in the hospital, sign a form giving me permission to do so. I agreed to the request but after the first couple of interviews, I did away with the time-wasting and unnecessary formality.
Hospital staff welcomed the police patrols calling in on late shifts for a chat and a coffee; for two reasons. Firstly it sometimes made a break from a boring quiet night, and secondly to help with unruly admissions or those attending the emergency ward while being affected by alcohol or drugs.
The fact that young women worked and lived in hospital confines was an attraction to prowlers and Peeping Toms. Police regularly patrolled the grounds and their presence was generally appreciated by the nurses. At Leonora police kept well clear of the hospital in case one of the nurses was wrongly accused of encouraging our