Convicted offenders are often homeless before they go into jail on the Border then resume the cycle when released.
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To counter that, homelessness workers on both sides of the Border are finding they spend more and more time dealing with the situation.
yes unlimited chief executive Di Glover said this was one of the more marked trends in Albury because of the number of prisoners exiting correctional centres at Junee and Tumbarumba.
Rural Housing Network has worked with Beechworth inmates for 10 years.
“We go out weekly and we just meet with prisoners that are nearing release or have just entered prison,” client services manager Catherine Jefferies said.
Advocacy work included negotiating with public housing to maintain a tenancy while someone was in jail.
