Victoria’s prison watchdog has made an extraordinary intervention into premier Jacinta Allan’s crime crackdown, warning it leads to less humane treatment of young inmates and less effective rehabilitation.
In a highly unusual move, the Ombudsman has told state MPs that poor prison conditions will not make the community safe.
It comes as the premier turned her crime focus to under-pressure retail workers.
State political reporter Richard Willingham has the details.
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