Australia’s ‘revolving door’ of prison and homelessness

In the state of Victoria, a third of those leaving prison become homeless, while a quarter of them were homeless in the month before they entered prison.

Melbourne, Australia – It was after he broke his neck in a car accident four years ago that Andrew, 50, decided “enough is enough”. “That’s when I got off the drugs,” he says. “I changed my life.” Andrew had been drinking to celebrate the grand final of the national game of Australian rules football and decided to drive home. After dropping his father off, he lost control of his car and ended up in hospital.