About this episode

Anne Hooker discusses her experience with young offenders in Port Phillip Prison and the impact of her rehabilitation unit on recidivism rates.

Anne Hooker worked as a prison officer for 13 years for Corrections Victoria, and Port Phillip Prison for a further 23 years. She also set up and ran a unit in jail called Penhyn, which housed young men aged 18 to 25. The unit became so highly sought after within the prison system that there was a waiting list to enter it, and as Hooker explained to Naked City host John Silvester, the environment she created in there led to recidivism rates (the times an offender returns to prison) slashed. Anne Hooker is one of a handful of experts who has the practical and academic experience to provide at least some of the answers to the country's – and particularly Victoria's – youth crime epidemic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: John Silvester

Guest: Anne Hooker

Topics covered

• youth crime
• recidivism
• prison system
• young offenders
• rehabilitation

Keywords

• youth crime
• Port Phillip Prison
• recidivism rates
• Anne Hooker
• rehabilitation
• young men
• Corrections Victoria

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Corrections Victoria

Places: Port Phillip Prison, Victoria

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