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 ...

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 ...

Facing a prison system struggling with violence, massive understaffing, security lapses and criminal enterprises, Kemp in January requested a “historic budget infusion” of more than $600 ...

New York's prison system faces potential reform after a fatal incident and historic strike, sparking debates on progressive versus punitive approaches. Skip to content Menu Today's paper.

Dangerous conditions in prison are one product of a failing system of mass incarceration. Are we at all surprised that in our current system, where we take away hope and opportunity and put human ...

Prison understaffing: A crisis seen by few, felt by prisoners and prison employees by Andy Potter and Matthew Charles, opinion contributors - 04/26/25 3:00 PM ET ...

New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weekslong wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said enough officers had ...