VICTORIA PRISON  LOCKED DOWN AFTER INMATE SCALE A HUGE POLE AND SPENT 6 HOURS AT THE TOP.

Victoria prison locked down after inmate scaled a huge pole and spent six hours at the top… so how will he get down?

 

The shirtless man waves his arms perched atop a pole next to a basketball court at Melbourne's Metropolitan Remand Centre

Prisoners at a maximum security jail have been placed on lockdown after a 32-year-old inmate scaled a light pole.

Images have emerged showing the shirtless man perched atop a pole next to a basketball court at the Ravenhall Prison in west Melbourne's Metropolitan Remand Centre.

Staff have placed mattresses around the pole in case the man falls, and are in negotiations with him to come down, reports Yahoo.

Corrections Victoria said in a statement the situation does not pose a risk to other prisoners or staff.

'The prison has been locked down as a precaution while the matter is resolved,' the statement said.

'There is no risk to staff or other prisoners.'

It's unknown why the prisoner decided to climb the pole.

In June a riot involving more than 300 prisoners gripped the centre, with inmates ripping apart fences and igniting fires.

 

Staff have covered mattresses around the pole in case the man falls, and are negotiating with him to come down.