Research shows 37 new prisons have been built in Australia since 2000. But the evidence shows increased incarceration doesn’t help reduce crime.

A driver who killed five people in country Victoria could be released from prison after serving just three years behind bars. The 30-year-old had been speeding before he failed to give way at an ...

Victoria hit a seven-year high for the number ... Ms Gielnik said one in four people they were speaking with now were in a “mortgage prison”. “That’s where you have a mortgage and can ...

Around this time, several different prisons in Victoria started up publications. Some prisons gave prisoners the freedom to ...

Inspectors have praised a Scottish prison built in Victorian times for being "well-run" and its staff for their "caring and compassionate attitude". They found that prisoners at HMP Dumfries were ...

Emily Hernandez, 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for a fatal DUI crash killing Victoria Wilson and injuring her ...

The first person in Victoria prosecuted for performing a Nazi ... his non-violent act does not justify sending a 25-year-old to prison. But the magistrate was not swayed. He said the accused ...

A man has escaped a South Coast prison early Wednesday morning. Reporting to you from Sydney these days, I've come to the big ...