Terry Hicks will be able to see his son David in visits to Yatala Labour Prison, but no contact will be allowed. Photo / Reuters
ADELAIDE - A pane of glass will separate David Hicks from his father when the terrorism supporter receives his first family visit in Adelaide's Yatala Labour Prison.
Terry Hicks and his son shook hands and hugged each other when they were reunited at the US military base at
Guantanamo Bay in March.
But Hicks' high-security status at Yatala means he will be initially allowed only non-contact visits.
His first meeting with his family on Australian soil, expected this weekend, will take place in a small cubicle with glass separating him from his visitors.
David Hicks was yesterday going through security, health and psychological assessments in Yatala after his arrival in Adelaide on Sunday.
South Australian Correctional Services acting chief executive Greg Weir said prisoners in the high security G Division, where Hicks is being held in isolation, received visitors only on weekends.
"We have sat down with Mr Hicks and identified what visitors he would like to receive," Weir said. "If everything goes according to plan it's possible visits could occur this weekend."
Waking to his first full day back in Australia yesterday, Hicks had a breakfast of cereal, toast and coffee. Lunch was a meat and salad roll for lunch.
Because he is a high-security prisoner, he will be released from his cell for only one hour each day.
Hicks is due for release in late December after serving the remainder of a nine-month jail term for providing material support for terrorism, imposed by a US military commission.
Weir said Hicks, 31, was tired after his long flight from Cuba but was otherwise healthy.
Hicks returned to Australia on Sunday aboard a Government-chartered private jet. He had been in US custody for more than five years after being picked up in Afghanistan in 2001.
-AAP
