Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has passed tougher bail laws, saying the state needs a “jolt to the system” amid an escalating crime problem.

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Victorian jails have been ordered to get ready for an influx of prisoners, which they say could push the system to breaking point as the Allan government hopes to push tough new bail laws through ...

He explained: ‘The main difference is at a Victorian prison, the transactional tasks take up all the time. ‘In Barlinnie, it takes an hour-and-a-half for a meal in one house block.

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Outspoken influencer Rebecca Judd has lashed the Victorian government’s pledge to bring in the country’s toughest bail laws ...