Locking up legally innocent people before their trial is straining Victoria’s prisons
- Written by Marilyn McMahon, Deputy Dean, School of Law, Deakin University
Despite opening a new prison in 2017, Victoria's prisons are still overcrowded. ShutterstockVictoria is facing an incarceration crisis. Despite a new prison (Ravenhall) opening in 2017, the state’s prison system is under enormous strain, with the premier recently announcing prefabricated prison cells would be introduced in existing prisons...