The Western Plains facility won’t start receiving prisoners until mid-2025, two-and-a-half years after major works were completed.
Victoria’s maximum security Port Phillip Prison will close by the end of next year and inmates will be moved to other facilities.
“I’m not going to run a commentary about the performance at Port Phillip Prison today,” Erdogan said. But another Labor source, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the view within government was that Port Phillip was not a well performing prison. More than 800 staff work at Port Phillip, which will stay open until December 2025. Employees will be offered roles at other maximum security prisons or a redundancy package.The government expects that about 600 jobs will be available at the new 1200-bed Western Plains facility.
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