Malcolm Baker, a 76-year-old Australian prisoner, was being subjected to forced medication and years of solitary confinement. Tracy Brannigan died of drug overdose due to negligence by prison authorities, just three months shy of her possible release. Over 13 years after being found not guilty of manslaughter and malicious damage to property by reason of […]
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JA has continually supported the rights and welfare of prisoners, mental health patients and their families as an expression of the prisoner community in Australia. JA has also contributed to the safety of the wider community. The organisation’s activities have addressed a wide range of areas such as health and education (with an emphasis on
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Justice Action represents people locked in Australian prisons and hospitals, defending human rights in the hardest places. The movement to provide a voice, and to show support for prisoners dates back to when Australia was a penal colony. The movement arose in response to the inhumane slavery and degradation of convicts at that time. Justice
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Justice Action proposes and agitates for change in social justice policies across topics such as mental health, human rights, deaths in custody and prisoner education. To achieve change we focus, analyse and publish our views as the basis for action. Below are the current campaigns we are advocating for. Just Us Publications Just Us is a
More police, greater powers, less paperwork? We often hear people in the media saying that more police on the beat will decrease crime: ‘we need more police, we need police doing less paper work; police need more powers’. However, the police already hold substantial powers. The 1997 Wood Royal Commission into the New South Wales
Contents Latest: The Victorian Royal Commission into Mental Health Our Position on Mental Health What is Mental Health? Mental Illness Issues Alternatives to Medication Cases: Kerry O’Malley, Malcolm Baker, Michael Riley, Saeed Dezfouli Resources and Publications Drugs Overview Mental health broadly describes the level of our psychological well-being and inherently provides a basis to an
JUST US Latest News New National Prison Newspaper: About Time 1st Edition 08/07/24 South Australian prisons success Just Us Vol. 9 (2022) Access to Law Edition Report of distribution into locked Mental Health areas nationally 24/09/19 Report of Mental Health authorities responses to distribution reports JUST US: Just Us is a newspaper for people
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OVERVIEW What is ICOPA? The International Conference on Penal Abolition (ICOPA) is bi-annual global gathering of a variety of people around the world including academics, activists, practitioners and people who are currently or were previously imprisoned. The conference encourages a dialogue for new ideas to work towards the abolition of imprisonment and the penal system.Click here for