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Editorial AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CR'IMI,NOLOGY (June, 1972): 5, 2 Unrest in a prison: H.M. Prison Pentridge OVER recent months there has been clear evidence of a considerable degree of unrest in H.M. Prison Pentridge, the large, multi-purpose prison for the State of Victoria. It is appropriate to speculate on some of the possible causes of this state of affairs; a state of affairs rather more serious than is suggested by the words of the responsible Minister regarding a baton charge reported to have taken place - that it only amounts to a "very minor sttuation'". It has been suggested that the present problems stem from a prison that "is obsolete, overcrowded, understaffed and ill-equipped" and that "its inmates are not goodv-goodtes'". Biles considers that "the recent troubles in Pentridge are an indirect result of years of financial neglect which has finally eroded away any remnants of staff and inmate morale". To support such a point of view he sets out some comparative data regarding financial expenditure on prisons for the six States of Australia. These Tables are reproduced on Page 70. From these figures he makes the rather arresting point that Victorians "are being let off very lightly http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology , Volume 5 (2): 5 – Jun 1, 1972
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AUST. & N.Z. JOURNAL OF CR'IMI,NOLOGY (June, 1972): 5, 2 Unrest in a prison: H.M. Prison Pentridge OVER recent months there has been clear evidence of a considerable degree of unrest in H.M. Prison Pentridge, the large, multi-purpose prison for the State of Victoria. It is appropriate to speculate on some of the possible causes of this state of affairs; a state of affairs rather more serious than is suggested by the words of the responsible Minister regarding a baton charge reported to have taken place - that it only amounts to a "very minor sttuation'". It has been suggested that the present problems stem from a prison that "is obsolete, overcrowded, understaffed and ill-equipped" and that "its inmates are not goodv-goodtes'". Biles considers that "the recent troubles in Pentridge are an indirect result of years of financial neglect which has finally eroded away any remnants of staff and inmate morale". To support such a point of view he sets out some comparative data regarding financial expenditure on prisons for the six States of Australia. These Tables are reproduced on Page 70. From these figures he makes the rather arresting point that Victorians "are being let off very lightly

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Published: Jun 1, 1972

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