Corrections Housing Pathways Initiative - Evaluation Report | Corrections, Prisons and Parole

Community corrections
Community corrections
- Orders
  Orders
  
  Orders are issued to offenders by courts and by the Adult Parole Board.
- Community work
  Community work
  
  The majority of offenders are required to undertake unpaid community work as a condition of their order.
- Community programs
  Community programs
  
  The partnerships between CCS and Community Work Partner Agencies are integral to the success of the Community Work Program.
Prisons
Prisons
- Remand
  Remand
  
  Alleged offenders on remand are held in custody before and during their trial (on criminal charges) by order of a court.
- Going to Prison
  Going to Prison
  
  All prisoners undergo reception and assessment before being placed in a prison unit appropriate to the prison and the prisoner's needs.
- Visiting a prisoner
  Visiting a prisoner
  
  Family and friends can keep in touch with prisoners through personal visits to prison.
- Contacting a prisoner
  Contacting a prisoner
  
  How to contact a prisoner in the Victorian prison system.
- Health care
  Health care
  
  The quality and standard of health care provided to prisoners is the same as that provided in the community through the public health system.
- Programs
  Programs
  
  Corrections Victoria provides a wide range of program opportunities for prisoners to assist in their rehabilitation and successful return to the community after release from custody.
Parole
Parole
- Detention and supervision orders
  Detention and supervision orders
  
  Detention Orders and Supervision Orders are correctional orders established in accordance with the Serious Offenders Act 2018.
- Guidelines for parole management
  Guidelines for parole management
  
  Guidelines detailing how to manage parole.
Release
Release
- Transitional programs
  Transitional programs
  
  Many prisoners experience significant challenges in reintegrating back into the community after their release from prison.
- After-prison support
  After-prison support
  
  After prison, offenders have access to the support services and programs available to the general community.

The Corrections Housing Pathways Initiative is a collaboration between correctional and housing services that seeks to reduce homelessness and re-offending from those exiting the prison system

This final Evaluation Report presents results from the process and impact evaluation of the two-year Victorian pilot of the THM-Corrections Housing Pathways Initiative (THM-CHPI).

The Initiative represents one of the Victorian Office of Housing’s ‘Joined Up Initiatives’. These initiatives form part of the Victorian Homelessness Strategy (VHS), which seeks to reduce homelessness through the implementation of collaborative ventures (both across sectors and within divisions of the Office of Housing) that target particularly vulnerable sub-groups of the homeless population.

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Author

Dr Terry Bartholomew, Sharon Patton, Sue Balkin and Lauren Stock from Deakin University for Department of Justice - Corrections Victoria

Publisher

Department of Justice - Corrections Victoria and Victorian Office of Housing

Copyright

State of Victoria, 2004.

Date of Publication

June 2004

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