Built at a cost of more than $1 billion, an enormous new jail is empty more than two years after it was built – with millions spent on leaky ceilings and malfunctioning security.

Britain's old-fashioned Victorian "hell hole" jails are set to be replaced with a new generation of "super prisons" under plans being considered by Prisons Minister Beverley Hughes, she said today.

Jeff Kennett, who served as Victorian premier for eight years, has called for an even stronger approach to youth crime in the state, advocating for radical "farm-like facilities" instead of bail for ...

An item ‘destroying lives’ is set to be banned in one state in an Australian first, with those caught to face years behind ...

Outspoken influencer Rebecca Judd has lashed the Victorian government’s pledge to bring in the country’s toughest bail laws as “too late for many” after repeatedly raising concerns about crime for ...

Premier Jacinta Allan promises to "jolt the system" by banning machetes and enacting tougher bail laws for both young and ...

It follows the government's pledge to introduce the "toughest bail laws in the country" in response to a surge in violent ...

Barlinnie's governor has responded after Glasgow's new jail was branded a "leisure centre". Conservative leader Russell Findlay previously clashed with John Swinney at First Minister’s Question Time ...

In South Africa, the balance of power is maintained from three different cities. This unusual arrangement is the result of ...

Victoria bans machetes to tackle rising knife crime, becoming the first Australian state to impose such a prohibition, says ...