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Corrections Statistics FAQs
These FAQs provide a snapshot of the Victorian prison system in 2010-11.
| Q: | How many prisoners are there in Victoria? |
| A: | There were 4,737 prisoners in the Victorian prison system on 30 June 2011. This represented an increase of 39.7 per cent on the 30 June 2001 figure of 3,391. |
| Q: | What is the Victorian imprisonment rate? |
| A: | The Victorian imprisonment rate was 108.5 per 100,000 of adult population on 30 June 2011 (based on the above figure of 4,737). |
| Q: | What percentage of prisoners return to prison after release from custody and what percentage of offenders return to Community Corrections after completing their order? |
| A: | 36.9% of the prisoners who were released in 2008-09 had returned to prison under sentence within two years of release; a significant decline from 41.8% of prisoners released in 1998-99. (Source: Report on Government Services 2012 - Council of Australian Governments (COAG). |
| Q: | How many offenders are there in Victoria? |
| A: | There were 8,892 offenders on Community Corrections orders on 30 June 2011. |
| Q: | What is the Victorian offender rate? |
| A: | The Victorian Community-based Corrections offender rate was 203.6 per 100,000 of adult population on 30 June 2011 (based on the above figure of 8,892 offenders). |
| Q: | How much does it cost to keep a prisoner in custody and an offender in the community? |
| A: | The Council of Australian Governments reports that average real net operating expenditure per prisoner per day in 2010-11 was $257.35, while average real net operating expenditure per Community Corrections offender per day in 2010-11 was $21.22. |
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