View of table with study materials. Group of 'inside' and 'outside' students studying together.

Inside Out study program a win with students

Inside Out, a program where criminology and justice students from RMIT University study with students on the ‘inside’ of Victorian prisons has been recognised internationally for its innovation. 
Somebody’s Daughter Theatre Company production participants.

20th show produced by Somebody’s Daughter and women at DPFC

Women at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) and Somebody’s Daughter Theatre Company have produced their 20th theatre show together, She’ll Be Apples.
statement from corrections victoria

Death in custody at Port Phillip Prison

Corrections Victoria acknowledges the death of an 81-year-old person in custody at Port Phillip Prison on 13 September 2024.
The Twinning Project kicks off at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre

The Twinning Project kicks off at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre

In June the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC) saw 12 women graduate from the Twinning Project program.
Bill Chapman and women from Tarrengower Prison on a community work site visit at the Castlemaine CFA station

Women at Tarrengower support the local CFA

The women at Tarrengower Prison contribute approximately 180 hours per month supporting the local community through community lunches and work with local Country Fire Authority (CFA) stations.

Passing in custody at Port Phillip Prison

Corrections Victoria acknowledges the passing of a 27-year-old Aboriginal person in prison at Port Phillip Prison on 4 September 2024.
Child sitting down and wearing headphones and reading a book.

Read Along Dads

‘Read Along Dads’ provides the children of men in Loddon Prison and Middleton with a recording of their dad reading them a book.
A calf being bottle fed

Cows Create Careers for men at Fulham Correctional Centre

Men at Fulham Correctional Centre are completing intensive dairy industry training in an innovative pilot program offering employment opportunities post-release.
Man building furniture out of timber

Building furniture and skills: inside Prison Industry timber workshops

Men in prison manufactured more than 3,600 furniture products for the Victorian community in 2023.
Stack of swags produced by men in custody at Beechworth Correctional Centre

50th swag produced for people experiencing homelessness

Men in custody at Beechworth Correctional Centre have celebrated making 50 swags to help people experiencing homelessness.