Four in 10 prisoners are back behind bars within two years and the shocking rate of reoffending is costing Victorian taxpayers $600 per inmate a day. The cost of keeping prisoners in Victoria’s 16 ...

The cost of keeping prisoners in Victoria’s 16 jails was revealed in the latest review of the privately run Ravenhall facility in Melbourne by Auditor‑General Andrew Greaves, which warned the facility ...

The Herald Sun revealed on Friday that the Allan government had settled a lawsuit by providing an undisclosed amount to female prisoner who was sexually assaulted by a trans inmate while serving time ...

A prison built to focus on rehabilitation programs and slash reoffending is failing to live up to its promise, with four out of 10 inmates winding up back in jail within two years of being released.

However, Premier Jacinta Allan and her ministers on Friday flagged further changes to their policy on the placement of biologically male prisoners inside women’s prisons, after it was revealed ...