EX SENIOR PRISON OFFICER

MICHAEL KAY

Senior Prison Officer Michael Kay

I was saddened to see and hear of the arrest of ex Senior Prison Officer Michael Kay in today’s media.  He suffers severely from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). 

Michael’s career as a Prison Officer started in October 1979 as a Probationary Prison Officer at Parramatta Gaol.  His career extended over 31 years, during which time he was subject to being involved with seven separate murders at Parramatta Gaol.  He was involved in three separate prison riots at Parramatta and Parklea Prisons and he was directly involved in the worst prison escape by two drug lords, one from Mexico and the other a Spaniard, both wanted for murder and major drug offenses in America.  He witnessed several deaths in custody and had at least five of his fellow Prison Officers take their own lives. 

He had been arrested for firearm offenses that were unfounded for which he received a “No Bill” on two of them and received a Section 556A, (no conviction recorded, on the third offense), which was involving an antique pistol that did not require a license at that time.  He had been bullied and harassed by prison management and received little help from the Department of Corrective Services for his PTSD.  He was retired on medical grounds in 2010.

To read more in depth information on the rise and fall of Michael Kay’s career, read my latest eBook Australia’s Best Prison Stories available on Amazon.

I hope and pray that the New South Wales legal system will treat Mr. Kay with the utmost courtesy and respect for his service to the people of New South Wales, keeping in mind his severe PTSD.  I wish Mr. Kay a speedy recovery and a fair hearing.

This I believe.

Peter T Egge