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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.
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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.
- Contacting and visiting a prisoner
  Contacting and visiting a prisoner
  
  How to arrange contact or visits with prisoners in the Victorian prison system.
- Professional contact
  Professional contact
  
  Prisoners are entitled to meetings, phone calls and video calls with professional visitors.
- 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.
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- Find or contact a prison
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.

News archive

Death in custody at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre

4 July 2023

Corrections Victoria acknowledges the death of a 41 year old prisoner at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.

Corrections Victoria staff recognised in King's Birthday Honours

13 June 2023

Congratulations to Corrections Victoria staff members Anthony Calandro and Gabrielle Simmons who were awarded the Australian Corrections Medal in the King's Birthday 2023 Honours List.

hands around a lettuce in a garden

Garden partnership feeding the community

1 June 2023

The community garden partnership between the Loddon Mallee Region Community Work team and the Salvation Army in Bendigo has resumed after a hiatus to provide fresh produce to the Bendigo community.

Statement from the Commissioner

30 January 2023

Statement from the Commissioner in response to the Coroner's findings.

Aerial photograph of the construction site at Chisholm Road

Construction peak at new Chisholm Road Prison

31 July 2021

More than 1200 workers are on-site to construct the new prison at Chisholm Road, with the project entering its peak construction period in July 2021.

Three men, two in prison staff uniform stand outside the Hopkins Correctional Centre holding a large cheque for $6000.

Green thumbs raise money for charity

31 July 2021

Hopkins Correctional Centre has raised almost $6000 for the Ararat Emergency Relief Committee.

Piper detention unit

New detention unit for most dangerous offenders

7 October 2019

A detention unit to house Victoria’s most dangerous offenders after they have completed their prison sentences has been opened at Barwon Prison.

Dame Phyllis Centre

Women in the Victorian Prison System

1 February 2019

Women in the Victorian Prison System report presents an analysis of the female prison population