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Many prisons have had recent [when?] expansions in terms of bed numbers. [citation needed] At 30 June 2015 there were 4,769 sentenced prisoners and 1,413 unsentenced prisoners in Victoria, thus making a total of 6,182 prisoners. From those 6,182 prisoners, 5,762 were males (93%) and 420 were females (7%).
Corrections Victoria is part of the Department of Justice and Community Safety in the Victorian Government, and is responsible for the provision of custodial and community-based services as an important element of the criminal justice system in the state of Victoria, Australia. In March 2018, Dr Emma Cassar was announced as the new Commissioner ...
Ravenhall Correctional Centre is a medium-security male prison currently located in Ravenhall, Victoria, Australia. [1] The prison is able to house over 1300 prisoners, and includes capacity for 75 forensic prisoners. It is Victoria's largest prison. [2] The prison is operated by GEO Group Australia, under contract to the Victorian Government.
Port Phillip Prison is a maximum security prison located at Truganina, Victoria, Australia It is Victoria's largest maximum security prison, able to accommodate up to 1117 prisoners. [ 2 ] The prison is privately operated on behalf of the Government of Victoria by G4S Australia Pty Ltd . [ 3 ]
On 30 June 2015, 400 prisoners at the centre rioted, the largest riot in Victoria's history, the day before the implementation of a smoking ban across all prisons in Victoria. The prison was also overcrowded housing 918 prisoners when it was designed to house 613.
As of 2008 it was Victoria's largest women's prison, holding 604 prisoners. [6] As of June 2010 it accommodated 260 prisoners. [3] It is one of only two women's prisons in Victoria, the other being HM Prison Tarrengower. As HM Prison Tarrengower is minimum security mainstream, all other female prisoners (medium security, maximum security, and ...
The prison is split into many separate units including: Acacia – a high security management unit that is used to accommodate high risk prisoners. This unit can hold up to 24 prisoners in 4 separate areas, and is the oldest management unit within the prison. Banksia – a management unit for prisoners requiring close supervision or protection ...
Hopkins Correctional Centre is an Australian medium security protection prison for males, located in Ararat, Victoria, approximately 200 kilometres (120 mi) west of Melbourne. The centre is operated by Corrections Victoria, part of the Department of Justice of the Victorian Government.