It’s often said it’s easier to get drugs inside prison than out. Former Long Bay Gaol worker Alan Butler dishes the dirt on the inventive and shocking ways contraband is smuggled inside prison, his dealings with gangster Neddy Smith and the corruption he saw run rife during his decades in corrections.

On Guard is an eight-part podcast that uncovers what really goes on behind bars as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline of working with some of Australia’s most infamous criminals.

Australia’s prisons are notoriously private — inmates are forbidden from talking to the outside world without permission, and officers are silenced by airtight contracts. On Guard — an eight-part podcast — uncovers what really goes on behind bars as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline of working with some of Australia’s most infamous criminals. These are the unsung heroes of the justice system, men and women who risk their lives daily -- often without thanks. Some of their stories are terrifying, others are haunting...and some are very, very funny.

<p>Australia&rsquo;s prisons are notoriously private &mdash; inmates are forbidden from talking to the outside world without permission, and officers are silenced by airtight contracts. On Guard &mdash; an eight-part podcast &mdash; uncovers what really goes on behind bars as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline of working with some of Australia&rsquo;s most infamous criminals. These are the unsung heroes of the justice system, men and women who risk their lives daily -- often without thanks. Some of their stories are terrifying, others are haunting...and some are very, very funny.</p>

On Guard — an eight-part podcast — uncovers what really goes on behind bars as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline of working with some of Australia’s most infamous criminals.

On Guard - Stories From Inside Australia's Toughest Prisons

On Guard uncovers what really goes on behind bars as former correctional officers share secrets of Australia’s most infamous criminals.

Australia’s prisons are notoriously private — inmates are forbidden from talking to the outside world without permission, and officers are silenced by airtight contracts. On Guard — an eight-part podcast — uncovers what really goes on behind bars as former correctional officers share shocking secrets from the frontline of working with some of Australia’s most infamous criminals. These are the unsung heroes of the justice system, men and women who risk their lives daily -- often without thanks. Some of their stories are terrifying, others are haunting ... and some are very, very funny.

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On Guard - Stories From Inside Australia's Toughest Prisons

On Guard - Stories From Inside Australia's Toughest Prisons

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