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Prison escapee fled funeral after 'corrections failure'

Police are appealing for help in tracking down an alleged drug importer with links to Albanian organised crime six weeks after he escaped custody.

Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite in maximum-security prison

Australian murderer sues for right to eat Vegemite in maximum-security prison

Vegemite has been banned from prisons since 2006 due to it ‘interfering with narcotic detection dogs’

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Prisoners spending entire jail term in police cells as Victoria’s justice system buckles

Prisoners spending entire jail term in police cells as Victoria’s justice system buckles

Prisoners in police cells often have less access to healthcare and less chance of being visited by family and lawyers

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Gangland boss's case delayed after alleged discovery

A crime boss's case against prison authorities has been delayed after allegations emerged of contraband being found in his cell and an earlier plot to escape.

‘Dehumanising’: Aboriginal teen subjected to spit hood at Victorian prison

Exclusive: Now 18-year-old, who remains in detention, says the treatment was ‘like psychological torture’

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‘Terrifying’: Victorian prison officers put spit hood on a child held at an adult facility

Commission for Children and Young People says hood used despite no prior spitting incidents

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Victoria's Centre of Excellence VET program helps prisoners gain skills to prepare for employment

One participant started using drugs at 16, was trafficking by 21 and has been in and out of jail for much of her adult life. Now, she's using construction skills she learnt while incarcerated to build herself a better future.

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Victorian crime boss Tony Mokbel taken from prison to hospital

Victorian crime boss Tony Mokbel taken from prison to hospital

Convicted drug trafficker and crime boss Tony Mokbel has been taken to hospital from Victoria's maximum-security Barwon Prison for unknown reasons.

Housing problems behind bars on parole

Housing problems behind bars on parole

A lack of suitable accommodation has been cited as a barrier to prisoners being granted parole, with more than 100 denied freedom over it last financial year.

Veronica Nelson's partner sues Vic govt

Veronica Nelson's partner sues Vic govt

Veronica Nelson's widower is suing the state of Victoria and corrections over her death in prison, alleging it caused him harm and breached her human rights.

‘Dying is normal in this jail’: teenager held in Port Phillip prison for four months

‘Dying is normal in this jail’: teenager held in Port Phillip prison for four months

Sentencing judge feared that the life of young man held in an adult prison and not offered rehabilitation would become ‘a disaster’

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Port Phillip Prison in Melbourne, hours after hospital visit

Aboriginal man dies in custody at Port Phillip Prison in Melbourne, hours after hospital visit

The man in his 30s had been taken to hospital on Wednesday morning for treatment. He was then brought back to the prison, where he died in the medical unit.

Cancelled treatment led to prisoner death

Cancelled treatment led to prisoner death

A Victorian prisoner had three urgent medical appointments cancelled in the months before he took his own life, a coroner has found.

‘A disturbing picture’: use of excessive force endemic in Victorian remand centres, says ombudsman

‘A disturbing picture’: use of excessive force endemic in Victorian remand centres, says ombudsman

Report finds officers failing to use body-worn cameras and incidents often occurred in prison ‘CCTV blind spots’

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