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Community corrections
Community corrections
- Types of community-based orders
  Types of community-based orders
  
  Community-based 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.
- Partner with us to provide community work placements
  Partner with us to provide community work placements
  
  Community work placements provide a cost-effective way of delivering work and help people make a fresh start in life.
- Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place
  Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place
  
  This brochure provides information about the Wulgunggo Ngalu Learning Place.
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Being in prison
Being in prison
- 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.
- 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.
- Money
  Money
  
  Prisoner monies are held in trust using a computerised accounting 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.
- Property and clothing
  Property and clothing
  
  The type and amount of property and clothing prisoners are allowed to keep varies from prison to prison.
- Recreation
  Recreation
  
  Activities in Victorian prisons ensure access to fresh air for at least an hour a day and access to a library.
- Work, education and training
  Work, education and training
  
  Prisoners have the opportunity to work during their sentence to build work habits and skills.
- Leaving prison
  Leaving prison
  
  All Victorian prisons have Transitional staff to assist prisoners to prepare for their release.
Contact or visit a prison
Contact or visit a prison
- Prisons in Victoria
  Prisons in Victoria
  
  Find information about each of Victoria's correctional centres.
- Visit a person in prison
  Visit a person in prison
  
  Learn about visiting someone in a Victorian prison and what to expect.
- Phone calls and video visits
  Phone calls and video visits
  
  Learn how to have a phone call or video visit with a person in prison.
- Send letters, money or property to a person in prison
  Send letters, money or property to a person in prison
  
  Learn how to post mail, send personal items or send money to a person in prison.
- Email a person in prison
  Email a person in prison
  
  Learn how to send emails to a person in prison in Victoria.
- Legal and other professional visitors
  Legal and other professional visitors
  
  People in prison are entitled to meetings, phone calls and video calls with professional visitors.
- Independent Prison Visitor Scheme
  Independent Prison Visitor Scheme
  
  Independent Prison Visitors are volunteers who provide independent advice to the Minister for Corrections on the operation of Victoria's prison system.
- International delegations
  International delegations
  
  Information for overseas delegations (outside of Australia) to visit a prison in Victoria.

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Publish date	Title	Summary
19/12/2020	Drugs in Victorian Prisons Report 2020	Drugs in Victorian prisons monthly reports for 2020.
	Drugs in Victorian Prisons Report 2021	Drugs in Victorian prisons monthly reports for 2021.
	Drugs in Victorian Prisons Report 2022	Drugs in Victorian prisons monthly reports for 2022.
	Drugs in Victorian Prisons Report 2023	Drugs in Victorian prisons monthly reports for 2023.
	Family Engagement and Parenting Programs and Services Guide	A guide to the programs and initiatives offered by Corrections Victoria to increase family engagement for prisoners and their families.
01/11/2018	Family violence and child information sharing schemes	From 27 September 2017, Justice Health and its service providers are prescribed under the Family Violence Information Sharing Reforms. Follow this page for instructions on how to make a request for information from Justice Health under the schemes.
01/04/2021	Family violence initiatives	Read about the initiatives Corrections Victoria is driving as a result of the Royal Commission into Family Violence (2015), including the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS).
18/03/2021	Forensic Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Service Delivery Model	The Forensic Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Service Delivery Model aims to enhance the forensic Alcohol and other Drugs (AOD) service response to offenders who are on court orders with AOD assessment and treatment conditions.
01/08/2007	From labour to work: Evaluation of and options for Victoria’s prison industries	The primary objective was to evaluate the adequacy of the program for contemporary business, employment and educational needs given the changing economic context and how the program might be improved.
	Getting Started booklets	Information about support services to prisoners who are preparing for and experiencing transition from custody to the community

Community corrections

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