#Latest news with #prisonlockdownABC News02-06-2025GeneralABC NewsLockdowns, no meals, beaten staff: Inside a prison system in crisisSkip to main content Prison lockdowns — when inmates are kept isolated in their cells for extended periods of time — are meant to be emergency-only, usually reserved for riots and other security breaches. But confidential government correspondence obtained by 7.30 reveals that at one Victorian prison, they've become routine. Hagar Cohen and Rahni Sadler report.
ABC News02-06-2025GeneralABC NewsLockdowns, no meals, beaten staff: Inside a prison system in crisisSkip to main content Prison lockdowns — when inmates are kept isolated in their cells for extended periods of time — are meant to be emergency-only, usually reserved for riots and other security breaches. But confidential government correspondence obtained by 7.30 reveals that at one Victorian prison, they've become routine. Hagar Cohen and Rahni Sadler report.