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.
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 ...
Body-scanning equipment, omnipresent CCTV, drones and passive alert detection dogs trained to pick up drugs and other items have made criminals’ task of smuggling contraband into jail harder than ever ...