Taxpayers could save more than $25m a year if parole granted, says peak body on homeless, urging more be spent on social housing
More than 100 Victorian prisoners have been forced to remain behind bars for longer amid the ongoing housing crisis, with new figures revealing almost a third of parole board denials were due to problems accessing accommodation.
Parole board decisions on the suitability of housing can be informed by consideration of community safety and the risk of reoffending.But Victoria’s Council to Homeless Persons said taxpayers could save more than $25m over 12 months if all of that cohort had been granted parole, based on Productivity Commission prisoner costings.
“Let’s stop punishing taxpayers for the housing crisis. Every dollar spent on social housing goes a lot further than prison spending.
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