Barwon Prison
Tony Mokbel has Been Rushed to Hospital After A Prison Stabbing Attack
The former drug baron was attacked by inmates at Victoria's maximum-security Barwon Prison.
For Prisoners Masculine Beauty Brings Power
There's something about Australia's prison system that breeds a culture of aesthetic obsession.
Victoria’s Worst Serial Killer Is Now Doing Tarot Readings in Prison
Serial killer Paul Haigh was banned from using tarot cards because they featured illustrations of naked women. He took the case to the Supreme Court.
Australian Inmates Explain the Bloody Process of Joining a Prison Gang
"I pulled the shiv down his back twice and left a big cross that pissed blood everywhere."
Heart Wrenching Poems From Australia's Most Violent Inmates
Prisoners from Goulburn, Port Phillip, and Barwon share feelings.
The Man Who Wasn’t There
In 2010 one of Australia's most notorious crime bosses, Carl Williams, was murdered at Victoria's Barwon Prison. A little over a year later the prison's general manager, David Prideaux, disappeared on a hunting trip. His body has never been found.
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