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Nigel Priseman started this discussion 8 years 3 weeks ago

Hi everyone

I have many years experience working in Criminal Justice in the UK and now Australia. Whilst in the UK I have seen first hand the benefits of a Bail Hostel for indivuduals coming out of Prison and high risk offenders serving a sentence in the community. Evidence would suggest that stable housing would not only provide stability to an individual (maslow) but would also see a person more able to apply for employment. An individual is also able to access and engage better in rehabilitation programs and provide Government agencies a more effective way of monitoring individuals behaviour. Given the cost of keeping a person in prison it would also be cost effective to utilise hostel's and provide better transition to the community.

Given this, I am not sure why Bail Hostels are not active in Australia. Is there a reason for this? I would like to run my own bail hostel, is this possible in Australia? Any help would be appreciated.

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Rucksack Brian

8 years

This is probably not the best place to find the information that you need. This forum is a community dedicated to backpacker hostels for independent travelers rather than hostels for people coming out of prison. Same name, but a completely different type of operation.

Unfortunately I don’t know if there is a community for operators of the type of hostel that you are interested in running.

I did see a few articles with a quick search, but they aren't specific for Australia. Perhaps one of those could lead to a forum or organization that could help you though.

How To Start A Halfway Home

How to Open a Halfway House

How to Start a Halfway House for Jail Inmates

Starting a Halfway House or Transitional Housing Facility

Best of luck!

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