# Victorian prisoners to repair roads under Labor pothole plan

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- The Guardian, 2026-08-31 01:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/aug/31/victorian-prisoners-to-be-sent-out-to-repair-roads-under-labors-pothole-plan

> Victoria’s Labor government says supervised minimum-security prisoners could handle basic roadside tasks such as mowing, weeding, graffiti removal and rubbish collection if it is re-elected. The proposal is intended to free skilled crews to repair 500,000 potholes, but critics call it a cynical source of cheap labour unless prisoners receive proper wages.