Sly of the Underworld has explained the overcrowding problem in Victoria’s prisons, and why it’s “entirely predictable”.

It comes as hundreds of Victorians are being moved from police cells to battle the overcrowding, with one man being housed in various cells for almost double the legal limit.

“It’s basically at the moment, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest on a bad day,” Sly told Ross and Russ.

Press PLAY to hear him explain why (including the question Ross Stevenson has posed)

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