Justice Housing Program


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Availability of suitable housing is often a problem for offenders in the criminal justice system. The Justice Housing Program (JHP) will provide:

The JHP is a core element of the ACT Government’s Building Communities Not Prisons initiative, which seeks to address the recognised lack of available and affordable housing for people released from custody.

As part of a broader suite of initiatives to reduce demand on the Alexander Maconochie Centre, the JHP will facilitate the delivery of supported housing programs to meet the diverse needs of people involved in the criminal justice system. This contributes to the ACT government’s goal to reduce recidivism by 25% by 2025.