You can call in outstanding warrants and fines when you are in prison. If you plan on doing this, the sooner you do it the better it will be. Ask the prison staff for a form titled “Information – Sheriffs Warrants” on which you write your name and CRN to request your infringement warrants be …
Prison Drug Strategy With the introduction of the Victorian Prison Drug Strategy, any prisoner convicted of drug-related offences, or testing positive to alcohol or drugs while in prison may be classified as an “Identified Drug User” (IDU). Any IDU prisoner found guilty of: a first offence may be ineligible for contact visits for 3 months …
You can make a request or complaint to your unit staff, officers in charge and to the Prison Manager. The Prison Manager must be available at reasonable times to receive your requests and complaints, to record requests and complaints and to take action where they deem it necessary. The Corrections Act allows you to make …
If you are a sentenced prisoner, s 84H of the Corrections Act says that you may be directed to work in a prison industry. If directed to work, you may not have a choice. On remand you are not required to work but may choose to if work is available – about a quarter of …
The Adult Parole Board will decide if you are released on parole at the end of your minimum sentence or at any time up to the end of your maximum term. Everyone released on parole gets a list of standard conditions, and many people get special conditions. The Board can revoke a parole order …
You are basically entitled to the same rights as other citizens, subject to the Corrections legislation, regulations and prison operational instructions. As the legislation seeks to balance security and welfare concerns of people in prison, you are entitled to the rights that are consistent with the good order, management and security of the prison. The …
You are not eligible for Medicare while in prison, but Justice Health contract with companies such as Pacific Shores Health and St Vincent’s Hospital to provide medical services to prisoners. Justice Health is responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering health services in courts, police cells and the publicly and privately managed prisons in Victoria. Your …
Ministers may appoint ‘Official Visitors’ to each prison, and this role is overseen by the Office of Corrective Services Review. They serve for five years and visit their assigned prison to inspect the facilities, usually one day each month. The Official Visitor can move freely about the prison to observe how the prison works and …
You may be placed at any one of the twelve male, or two female, correctional facilities in Victoria. You must be assigned a case worker soon after arriving at prison, and the case worker is responsible for monitoring and supporting you. If you are in need of protection, there are special units provided. You may …
If an officer thinks a prison offence has occurred they have to write a report and submit that to a designated “disciplinary officer”. The disciplinary officer is usually the security supervisor or a supervisor who is not a witness or involved in the matter. The disciplinary officer may investigate the matter, interview witnesses, and offer …