The Department of Justice and Community Services is establishing units to move prisoners within regional and metropolitan correctional centres as part of their COVID-19 response.
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Transfer quarantine units have been established at eight prisons, including Barwon Prison, Marngoneet Correctional Centre, Loddon Prison, Hopkins Correctional Centre, Ravenhall Correctional Centre, Fullham Correctional Centre, Langi Kal Kal Prison and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre.
A spokesperson for the department said the units have been established across several Victorian prisons as an additional protective measure to ensure the safe movement of prisoners between custodial locations.
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"Prisoners will be placed into transfer quarantine and tested, regardless of their COVID-19 risk, and must return a negative result before being moved into the general population," the spokerperson said.
"These measures are in addition to existing quarantine and isolation arrangements as part of standard admission procedures for all new prisoners."
Confirmed cases of prisoners with coronavirus are not moved to other locations unless required to address specific health needs or other exceptional circumstances.
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Corrections Victoria's COVID-19 measures include screening questions, visitor, contractor and staff temperature testing, onsite masks and quarantine.
New prisoners coming into custody are tested and quarantined as part of admission procedures.
Staff are issued with personal protective equipment to safely manage any suspected and confirmed cases.
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