Suzette’s Lesson: Prisoner community control of prisoner services In honour of the life and work of Suzette Broderick, we call for organisationsservicing prisoners to have a majority of Board members and staff being formerprisoners. Full paper here Suzette’s Lesson Suzette’s Lesson Suzette Broderick was a revered leader in the prisoner community. Her livedexperience and the […]
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Media release: October 31, 2025 The prison officers’ strike is a disgraceful act of contempt for the judicial system, which gives them the authority to hold other citizens. If they are public servants they must show respect for court decisions and not deliberately cause chaos, holding others hostage who have no responsibility and actually threatening
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Prison Visits without people Media release: August 11, 2025 On Sunday 27 July, the trial at Macquarie Correctional Centre Wellington replacing Sunday physical visits with video calls ended in failure. Prisoners and their families expressed their anger that the trial was said to have occurred in response to their desire to relieve the burden of
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On Saturday July 12, our team surveyed families of prisoners entering the Silverwater Correctional Complex regarding their opinions on the replacement of physical visits with video calls. The survey results revealed that nobody wanted to stop the physical visits. They were horrified! Our team passed out fliers, attached Leaflet. Macquarie Correctional Centre (Wellington) is running
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LATEST NEWSPrison Visits without people: Media release 11 August 2025Threat of Video Calls Replacing Physical Visits: 5 August 2025 Defence physical visits Silverwater Saturday July 12Prison visit lies July 2025 OVERVIEW For many incarcerated individuals, the opportunity to see a loved one, to hold a child’s hand, to hear a mother’s voice, or to laugh
The National Children’s Commissioner told the Youth Justice Senate Inquiry, “The most chilling thing was when the kids had no hope… no hope but moving to an adult jail.” Youth detainees requested to transform prison TV screens into interactive devices so that their voices can be heard. The 85% recidivism rate and $1 million a
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Report NSW Drug Summit 18/12/2024 Drug Summit Justice Theme photo click Justice Action (JA) attended the 2024 Drug Summit aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities affected by drugs and alcohol. The drug summit, held from December 4-5 in Sydney brought together 450 people including health experts, service providers, law enforcement and
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Cody Ward has been trying to gain access to higher education while in prison and has documented his struggle in the following letter that was sent to Justice Action; the Director of Parliamentary and Executive Services at Corrective Services NSW; the Acting Commissioner of Corrective Services NSW; the NSW Ombudsman; the Minister for Corrections and
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In 2001, the Portuguese Parliament enacted Law No. 30 of November 29, 2000, which decriminalised drugs. The progressive reforms decriminalised the acquisition, possession and personal use of small quantities of all psychoactive drugs. The legislation defined a small quantity to be less than a 10-day supply for personal use. Importantly, distribution and supply of drugs
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