LATEST NEWSNorthern Territory Report OVERVIEWThe Northern Territory (“NT”) has the highest adult imprisonment rate in Australia, with approximately 1% of its population in prison. It also has the highest rate of Indigenous incarceration, with almost 4% of the state adult Indigenous population behind bars. The Indigenous population are among the most marginalised, disconnected, and invisible
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World Corrections and Prisons Conference in Adelaide – 23-25 May 2023: Two Justice Action delegates attended the Corrections Technology Conference and presented the Nairobi Declaration for Detainee Telecommunication Rights to 300 delegates, asking for its endorsement. The participants on the opening panel stated that they agreed with the principles of the Declaration, whilst the ICPA itself and
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Purpose This document provides advice on how to successfully tackle forced medication for people under Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) so that they can retake personal control of your life. This practice of forced medication should be stopped so individuals can personally shape the plan they need to recover balance in their lives. The material below
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LATEST NEWS Meeting with Timor-Leste Consul-General 3rd February 2021 OVERVIEW Australia has been linked to Timor-Leste because they will connect Timor Leste to the North West cable system to help the country transition from expensive satellite services to a fibre optic internet connection. Timor-Leste is one of the few countries without fibre-optic internet connection. Within
LATEST NEWSWorld Corrections and Prisons Conference Media Release – 24 May 2023 Report on South Australian Prison System – 22 May 2023SA Prisoner Communication Ban Media Release – 24 April 2023SA Prisoner Letter BanMichael (Mick) FyfeSouth Australian Ombudsman Supports iExpressJust Us South Australia Court Challenge OVERVIEW For years, Justice Action has examined the South Australian prison system to
The United Nations Subcommitee on the prevention of torture (SPT) arrived on the 16th of October to investigate state prisons that are party to the obligations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT). When carried out, the inspections result in recommendations for action to improve the treatment of detainees and uphold Australia’s
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Is the incarceration of prisoners in itself a form of torture? It could be argued that while the State does have the legal right to deprive an individual of their liberty for wrongdoing, subject to meeting the requirements of the judicial process, it certainly does not have the right to ignore The Convention against Torture and
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Media release: Friday October 14, 2022 The UN Convention Against Torture Inspection team arriving in Australia for the first time has not notified detainees of their arrival, even though protecting them from torture is their job. To ignore their voices it disempowers prisoners and erodes the effectiveness of the Treaty before their job even begins.
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The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (SPT) will be visiting Australia for 12 days from 16 Oct 2022 – 27 Oct 2022. The visit will focus on the delayed reaction by the Australian government to implement the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture
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