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Find information about the adult corrections system in Victoria, Australia, including community corrections, remand, prison and parole and release. Victoria's corrections system is overseen by Corrections Victoria - a business unit of the Department of Justice & Regulation - and Justice Health, along with independent bodies the Justice Assurance and Review Office, Adult Parole Board, and Post Sentence Authority.

Rivergum Residential Treatment Centre officially opened

The Minister for Corrections Gayle Tierney officially opened the new 20-bed Rivergum Residential Treatment Centre located next to Hopkins Correctional Centre in Ararat, western Victoria, on Tuesday, 16 October 2018.

Marrmak Mental Health Unit officially opened

The Minister for Corrections Gayle Tierney officially opened the new 22-bed Marrmak Mental Health Unit for women prisoners located at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) on Wednesday, 17 October 2018.

Expanding Victoria's prisons system

On Tuesday 24 April 2018, the Corrections Minister Gayle Tierney announced the Victorian Government will provide $689.5 million in the 2018 – 19 State Budget for the Lara Prison Precinct project to meet future demands on the state’s prison system.

You can register for updates by emailing prisonexpansion@justice.vic.gov.au and we will keep you up to date on the project.

Post Sentence Authority officially launched

A new statutory authority charged with overseeing many of Victoria’s most serious criminals has officially started work. The Post-Sentence Authority came into effect on 28 February 2018, as the Victorian Government continues to implement all 35 recommendations from the Harper Review into the management of serious sex offenders.

Victorian Budget outcomes 2018-19

The Victorian Budget 2018-19 invests $689.5 million to build a new 700 bed maximum security men’s prison at the Lara Prison Precinct, near Geelong.