Prisoners to work on roads, maintenance brought ‘in-house’ in pothole plan

30-08-2026 21:00 via theage.com.au

Prisoners to work on roads, maintenance brought ‘in-house’ in pothole plan

Labor has revealed its plans to improve the state’s roads including the use of minimum-security prisoners to free up road workers to fix more potholes, but the opposition isn’t convinced.

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