by Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent, The Guardian newspaper, Wednesday 26 Jun 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/jun/26/port-phillip-prison-truganina-victoria-closing-new-facility Victoria’s largest maximum-security prison (the government-operated Western Plains Prison, located north-east of Geelong in Lara), will be publicly run for the first time in nearly 30 years, with the government closing the privately operated Port Phillip Prison … Continue reading Victorian government to close Port Phillip Prison as Australian states increasingly ditch private facilities