This report finds that Victoria’s prison population has increased by nearly 40% over the last 10 years, a rate faster than increases in the general population.

This publication presents national statistics on prisoners who were in adult corrective services custody on 30 June 2012. These statistics describe the characteristics of prisoners, their sentence length, the most serious offence/charge for which offenders are imprisoned, and provide a basis for measuring change over time. Discrepancies may occur between sums of component items and...

Carl Williams' death raises important concerns about the monitoring systems in place at Barwon Prison. The report finds that Corrections Victoria failed in its statutory obligations to Mr Williams and identifies major deficiencies in relation to how intelligence information is gathered, coordinated and shared within Corrections Victoria.

This snapshot describe the penalties imposed on convicted robbery offenders. The most common penalty imposed on a convicted robbery offender was a prison sentence. Prison penalties were imposed on 79 per cent of offenders convicted of an aggravated robbery offence and 58 per cent of offenders convicted of a non-aggravated robbery offence. Those who were...

This snapshot describes the penalties imposed on adult offenders convicted of sexual assault (not including child sexual assault). The most common penalty imposed on an offender convicted of sexual assault was a prison sentence. Prison penalties were imposed on 86 per cent of offenders convicted of an offence of aggravated sexual assault, with an average...