The former chief of Victoria's youth jail schooling system claims the State Government misled the public over the use of Barwon adult maximum security prison to jail young offenders.

The Victorian Government's plan to transfer a number of young offenders to an adult prison following riots is "totally inappropriate" for their wellbeing, a youth law advocate has said. As many as ...

Prisoners at maximum-security Barwon Prison are struggling to get their hands on inmates’ drug of choice, as friends and family turn to the mail system in their attempts to smuggle it in.

Top teacher speaks out about youth prison system in crisis. By Nick McKenzie and Richard Baker. Updated April 4, 2017 — 9.19pm first published at 10.22am. ... The Grevillea wing, Barwon Prison.

Behind the scenes with the dog squad at Barwon Prison. THE state’s prison dog squad has more than doubled since the notorious 2016 Melbourne prison riots sparked by the tobacco ban.

Barwon Prison General Manager Brett Ryan said the self contained unit would help “maintain security and good order” at the Lara facility. Victoria’s prison population now hovers around 6600.

The highest security unit at Barwon Prison. Credit: Jason South In less than 30 years, the Victorian prison population has more than trebled in size. Both the publicly-run and privately-operated ...

Tony Mokbel in Barwon Prison: Authorities look at moving gangland figure out of super-secure unit. ... He has a regular flow of visitors and is still well respected within the jail system.

But due for release in 2026 from maximum-security Barwon Prison, the 29-year-old has told friends and family he fears he is being set up to fail – sent back out into the world with no support ...

High risk jailbirds from Barwon Prison have been moved after a gas leak on Monday night, with the affected Olearia unit closed down and WorkSafe set to investigate in coming days.

Twenty-five inmates from Barwon Prison's high security Olearia unit have been evacuated to nearby centres. Inmates who were nearby the suspected leak within the unit, were moved to Western Plains ...