Publications, manuals and statistics | Corrections Victoria

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.
Top tasks
- Find a CCS office
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.
Top tasks
- 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.

Publications, manuals and statistics

Publish date	Title	Summary
18/04/2019	Respecting your privacy brochures	These brochures are for both prisoners and visitor to a prison.
02/04/2014	Religious and spiritual support services in Corrections Victoria prisons brochure	The brochure answers some of the main questions you might have about Chaplaincy in prisons.
02/01/2004	Reducing reoffending framework: Setting the scene	Research conducted over the past two decades has shown that the rehabilitation of prisoners while in prison is more effective than the use of punishment in reducing reoffending rates.
13/04/2021	Ravenhall Correctional Centre visitor brochure	Information for people visiting prisoners at Ravenhall Correctional Centre
01/11/2012	Protocol between Mental Health Division and Community Correctional Services	The Mental Health, Drugs and Regions Division, Department of Human Services and Community Correctional Services and Department of Justice have jointly developed a protocol to enhance coordination and improve communication between staff of the respective sectors.
09/07/2019	Prisoner consent to the release of medical information form	Authority for release of health information.
01/02/2016	Prison-based mothers and children programs	This literature review was conducted by The University of Melbourne in partnership with Save the Children Australia and the Peabody Research Institute to better inform future program development of mothers and children programs in the Victorian prison system
01/06/2003	Prison Discipline Regime Review	A report to the Commissioner about the Victorian prison system (prison discipline systems), including the relationship between criminal offences and prison discipline offences.
23/07/2020	Port Phillip Prison Visitor Information	Information for people visiting prisoners in Port Phillip Prison, including dress standard.
01/01/2008	Pilot Bail Advocacy and Support Services Program Evaluation Report	Evaluation reports of the Pilot Bail Advocacy and Support Services Program and the Bail Support Program.