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Audit finds half of released prisoners homeless, aid insufficient

7/7/2026

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An Auditor-General report found half of released prisoners lack housing, leaving Corrections unable to quantify the need.
Corrections does not provide housing, using case managers for release plans and referrals, while inmates can apply for a $350 grant unchanged since 1990 deemed insufficient.
The coalition’s agenda proposes three-strike laws and prison spending while associate professor Alice Mills warns that unstable housing and loss of ID or bond costs drive reoffending.

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Story summary

An Auditor-General report found half of released prisoners lack housing, leaving Corrections unable to quantify the need.
Corrections does not provide housing, using case managers for release plans and referrals, while inmates can apply for a $350 grant unchanged since 1990 deemed insufficient.
The coalition’s agenda proposes three-strike laws and prison spending while associate professor Alice Mills warns that unstable housing and loss of ID or bond costs drive reoffending.