Inmates usually work for around $2 an hour

Millie Costigan
Updated October 20 2022 - 3:07pm, first published October 18 2022 - 1:00pm
Cessnock Correctional Centre in NSW. Picture by Jonathan Carrol
Cessnock Correctional Centre in NSW. Picture by Jonathan Carrol

Australia began as a penal colony and still maintains a significant prison population.

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Millie Costigan

Millie Costigan

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