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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 ...
Corrections Victoria The Metropolitan Remand Centre (abbreviated and commonly referred to as MRC ) is an Australian prison located at Ravenhall, Victoria , approximately 20 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD on the Western Freeway ( Deer Park Bypass ).
The Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) is one of nine government departments in the state of Victoria, Australia. Known as the Department of Justice and Regulation until January 2019, it manages and provides government services relating to Victoria's justice system.
Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, formerly the Deer Park Metropolitan Women's Correctional Centre (MWCC) is a maximum security women's prison located at Deer Park, Victoria, Australia. Built in 1996, it was the first privately-owned prison in Victoria, but was transferred to public ownership in 2000 and is now run by Corrections Victoria. It also ...
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.
Prisoner reentry is the process by which prisoners who have been released return to the community. [1] Many types of programs have been implemented with the goal of reducing recidivism and have been found to be effective for this purpose.
In 1997 the prison became the main reception prison for all male prisoners in Victoria. Initial planning for the prison commenced in 1974. Construction commenced in December 1983 and was completed in 1989 at a cost of A$80m. The prison was officially opened on 6 April 1989, and received its first prisoners on 29 May 1989. [1]