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
01/09/2021	OSTP Dispensing Subsidy Program Claim Form	The program is fee-for-service with no advance payments available.
01/06/2016	Offender Management Framework	Corrections Victoria's offender management practices are linked to evidence-based theory and enables a consistent, system-wide approach to offender management.
30/09/2023	Monthly time series prison and Community Corrections data	Systemwide monthly time series prison and Community Corrections, in tabular form.
28/04/2021	Metropolitan Remand Centre prisoner and visitor information booklet	Information for people visiting prisoners in the Metropolitan Remand Centre.
22/04/2021	Loddon Prison and Middleton visitor information brochure	Information for people visiting prisoners in Loddon Prison and Middleton.
16/07/2020	Location map for Prison and Community Correctional Services (CCS) locations in Victoria	Prison and Community Correctional Services (CCS) locations in Victoria.
01/10/2019	Literature review & jurisdictional analysis: young adult offenders	This report provides an overview of what works in rehabilitating young adult offenders aged 18 to 25 years.
01/02/2013	Koori Prisoner Mental Health and Cognitive Function Study	Examination of the mental health, cognitive functioning, and social and emotional wellbeing of Koori prisoners in Victoria.
01/10/2005	Koori Cognitive Skills Final Report 2005	An evaluation of the Koori Cognitive Skills Program Pilots.
	Justice Health Research and Evaluation Framework 2015-2019	The Justice Health Research and Evaluation Framework applies to health-related research and evaluation activity in Victorian public and private prisons.