Almost half Aust inmates return to prison

By Finbar O'Mallon
Updated January 29 2020 - 12:23am, first published 12:15am
Figures show almost half of Australian adults released from prison return to jail within two years.
Figures show almost half of Australian adults released from prison return to jail within two years.

Almost one-in-two Australian adults released from prison are back behind bars within two years, the Productivity Commission has found.

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