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Australian National Council on Drugs

A new report commissioned by the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD) has highlighted that the role of Australia's prisons need far greater levels of accountability and transparency, as well as a much stronger commitment to providing effective programs and treatment for people with drug and alcohol issues if we…

Introduction to Needle and Syringe Program

The proposed Needle and Syringe Program at the Andrew Maconochie Centre in the ACT provides a window through which to view attitudes towards prisoners’ health and their right to an equivalent health care system. The fierce objection to its introduction by prison officers highlights Corrections’ approach to prisoners’ health -…

Inside Story - Prison Health

I can speak from first hand experience about the lack of health care within the prison service, albeit from the perspective of the much over populated female estate. The job of being a prison doctor is hard. Many inmates are drug users or self harmers. They pull fast ones to…

Long Bay Patients Lockdown

The Victory for the Long Bay mental patients time out of cells isn't over! Campaign report. It went to Parliament for an Urgency Debate on 12/11/08, and we had the majority. But Minister Hatzistergos' promises were not kept. Media release 2nd Dec Patient statement

Statistics for Inmates & Health 2001

Inmate Facts Most inmates are male, as females make up only 6% of the inmate population. 19% of male inmates and 32% of female inmates are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, compared with 2% of the general community in NSW. 50% of males and 30% of females warrant mental health…

Drugs & Prisoner Health

The New South Wales Corrections Health Service (CHS) estimates that about 80% of prisoners have been imprisoned for offences related to legal or illegal drug use or committed whilst under their influence. Drug Use in Prison Justice Action raises concerns about improper medication and treatments when these arise. Justice Action…

Media release: Victory for Mental Health Patients (Long Bay Lockdown)

Media release: September 25, 2008 download pdf 'Finally the Government has acknowledged the right of mental patients to treatment that respects their special needs. To cause vulnerable citizens to suffer for administrative purposes is essentially torture and diminishes us as a community,' said JA spokesperson Brett Collins.

Prisoners' Rights to Access Health Services

The Laws of the Australian Government recognise that a person's capacity to access health services is not compromised by reason of imprisonment and that all people have a basic right to health. This recognition is evidenced in Australia's international treaty obligations. There is little doubt that prisoners are amongst the…

Torture in the Light of APEC

Torture in Light of APEC Following the recent APEC summit and in light of the recent Prisoner Declaration the world is left wondering where prisoner rights played into APEC.