An inmate of a western-suburbs prison sparked a police response by climbing onto the roof of the facility.
Police responded to reports of a man on a roof at Ravenhall Correctional Centre on Wednesday, November 2.
Officers were called to the Boundary Road facility about 10am, and were joined by specialist police negotiators.
On the day, a Victoria Police spokesperson said the situation was “dynamic” and requested media not attend to avoid unintentionally escalating the situation.
The prisoner voluntarily came down from the roof shortly before 6pm and was assessed by medical staff.
Ravenhall Correctional Centre is a medium-security male prison able to house over 1300 people that has been operating since 2017.
It is Victoria’s largest correctional facility and is privately owned by The GEO Group Australia.
A Department of Justice and Community Safety spokesperson said the incident at Ravenhall Correctional Centre has been resolved.
“Corrections Victoria will support GEO to conduct a thorough review of the incident,” they said.
It is unclear why the prisoner climbed onto the roof.
