Prisons Victoria has confirmed an inmate, believed to be the man charged with Jill Meagher's murder, has been taken to hospital with self-inflicted wounds.

The man was taken to Melbourne's St Vincent's Hospital in the early hours of this morning.

A Prison Victoria spokesman would not identify the inmate's name, but he is believed to be Adrian Ernest Bayley, 41, who was charged with Ms Meagher's rape and murder.

Bayley's condition, or the extent of his wounds, is not known.

Ms Meagher went missing as she walked home from a bar in the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick on September 22.

The 29-year-old's body was later found in a shallow grave north-west of Melbourne.

Her death sparked a nationwide outcry, with more than 30,000 people marching through Brunswick on September 30 to protest against violence in the community.

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