TRUE OPINION: JUSTICE FOR SALE! The Real Costs of Going to Jail

20 December, 2017 Gary Johnston

The Victorian Government has announced it will spend $345 million over three years on almost 500 new cells to deal with the state's overcrowded jail system and increasing prison population. True Crime News Weekly correspondent Gary Johnston wonders whether throwing hundreds of millions of dollars into a failed system is a wise move.

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About Gary Johnston 80 Articles
Gary Johnston is an author, academic and former parole officer with decades of experience in the criminal justice system. He is True News Weekly's Deputy Editor and Melbourne correspondent. His book 'No Previous Conviction' was published in May 2017 and is available on Amazon.

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