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Prison Profiles - Judy Lazarus Transition Centre

Operator

Corrections Victoria

Security level

Minimum

Operational capacity

25 (30 June 2009)

Operational capacity is the total number of places available in which to house prisoners.

Accommodation

• 5 five person self-contained, self-catering units.

History

Judy Lazarus Transition Centre took in its first prisoners on 30 April 2007, having been officially opened by the Minister on 20 April. The Centre provides a supervised pathway back into society for selected prisoners nearing the end of their sentence. It is named after Judy Lazarus, a prominent advocate of prisoner resettlement and former CEO of the Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders.