Informing Voters Inside - JUST US
The NSW Election 2015 JUST US Vol. 6 publication has been distributed to prisons and hospitals ensuring those inside are informed voters. Included are statements by the major parties on criminal justice and mental health and an article by Corrective Services. Download…
JUST US Volume 5: 2013 Federal Election special edition
Justice Action was recently engaged in a nation wide enquiry into what efforts had been made to guarantee that all eligible prisoners and non-voluntary patients are able to vote in the upcoming election. Voting is a fundamental…
Justice Action was recently engaged in a series of nation-wide enquiries with all of the States and Territories of Australia, to ascertain what efforts and structures had been made to guarantee that all eligible prisoners, forensic patients and involuntary patients had been enrolled to vote in the…
Dear mental health consumer,
re: New newspaper - your thoughts and experiences (read as pdf)
This is a personal letter inviting you to add something to the latest edition of JUST US being put together now. It is a fun, entertaining and informative newspaper, and will have letters from people you…
This article was published on NewMatilda.com by Patrick Wright.
Inmates in NSW were denied information about party policies and the state's voting system in the lead up to last weekend's election, writes Patrick Wright
Prisoners’ right advocates have slammed two…
NSW Prisons Commissioner Woodham in 2007 banned the Federal Election Special from NSW prisons. He refused to provide reasons for his decision, although 5 other states and territories accepted it without a problem.
In November 2007, Tony Haque a member of JA and a former prisoner, took action before…
Read more: Prisoner paper Ban: Haque Supreme Court Challenge
It is often taken for granted in popular and media debate that we are experiencing a crime wave. The threat of a crime wave seems to plague our TVs and newspapers. Criminals rule the streets! Our children arent safe! Crime rates are soaring!.
Actually, its a bit more complicated. Whilst…
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