Stabbings, jailbreaks and a dizzying spate of scandals have engulfed an embattled prison in Sydney’s west since its privatisation more than a decade ago.

A 1,500-bed prison in Sydney's north-west, that has been subject to riots, will return to state government management after it was outsourced in 2009.

NSW ends private management of Parklea Prison, citing safety issues, understaffing, and profit-driven neglect.

This year, Junee Correctional Centre, another of the state’s largest prisons, will return to public ownership for the first time in three decades. The union has welcomed Parklea’s return to ...