Why prisons in Victoria are locked up and locked down
- Written by Lesley Russell, Adjunct Associate Professor, Menzies Centre for Health Policy, University of Sydney
ShutterstockThis week revealed cases of coronavirus infection in a Victorian prison guard and a prisoner in quarantine on remand. Now six Victorian prisons are in lockdown.
This is not the first time there has been a positive COVID-19 test for prison personnel in Australia; three justice health staff in New South Wales tested positive earlier this...





