Prisoners to fix potholes under bold premier plan

Prisoners will supercharge the Victorian government’s pothole plan if Ben Carroll wins November's election.

Prisoners will supercharge the Victorian government’s pothole plan if Ben Carroll wins November's election.

Inmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholes Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Victorian prisoners will be put to work on road maintenance as part of Labor’s plan to

Labor would put Victorian prisoners to work on road maintenance as part of its plan to fix the state's crumbling highways, if re-elected in November.