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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners disenfranchised with the Voice

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In the previous federal election, according to AEC figures,  only 5% of detainees eligible to vote successfully enrolled. With 30% of detainees are Aboriginal these low rates of enrolment for those in custody are concerning as the coming Voice Referendum aims to empower Indigenous voices. In a nation-wide first, the ACT Acting Corrective Services Commissioner Narelle Pamplin has …

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Presbyterian Mission Media Release on the Naivasha Prison Visit

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by Hans Hallundbaek of Presbyterian Mission Agency (USA) A most relevant highlight of the Pan African CURE conference was a visit to the Naivasha maximum security male prison two hours’ drive into the stunning Rift Valley region of Kenya. Here, less than three miles from beautiful Lake Naivasha, reside more than 2,000 men incarcerated behind 20-foot-high concrete …

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Nairobi Declaration Principles Endorsed by ICPA Panel

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The Corrections Technology Conference in Adelaide, South Australia, was held by the International Corrections & Prisons Association (ICPA) – the world-leading professional body for corrections and prisons – from the 23rd-25th of May, 2023. Two Justice Action representatives attended the conference and presented the Nairobi Declaration for Detainee Telecommunication Rights to 300 delegates, asking for …

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World Corrections and Prisons Conference – Adelaide, South Australia

Computers in cells, Human Rights / By

Media Release Wednesday 24 May 2023  The Department of Correctional Services South Australia will host the world-leading professional body for corrections and prisons – the International Corrections & Prisons Association’s Corrections Technology Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre on 24 and 25 May 2023. This is a surprise to local observers given the fact that no SA …

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Evidence Against Forced Medication

Forced Medication, Mental Health / By

Harrow M, Jobe TH, Tong L. (2021). Twenty-year effects of antipsychotics in schizophrenia and affective psychotic disorders. Psychological Medicine, 1–11.This is a particularly damning study against the use of forced medication. This study investigated, over a 20-year period, the effect of antipsychotic medication upon a large number of patients suffering schizophrenia. The particularly damning finding …

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Nathan Chetty

Forced Medication, Nathan Chetty / By

OVERVIEW Nathan Chetty is a gentle person of Indian-Fijian descent, who is almost blind. Nathan had been traumatised following threats from a family member. In 2015 he was accused of pulling overhead electrical wires while standing on the car in the garage, responding to a perceived threat of electrical damage. Since 2015 he has been …

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Kenyan Conference on Human Rights and Criminal Justice Reform

Kenya / By

LATEST NEWSPresbyterian Mission Media Release on the Naivasha Prison VisitNAIROBI DECLARATION FOR DETAINEE TELECOMMUNICATION RIGHTSReport: The 9th International CURE ConferenceKenya CURE Media ReleaseWorking Document for Kenya CURE Conference 2023 OVERVIEW Pan Africa CURE, a “continental chapter of International CURE”, will be hosting the 9th International Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) Conference on Human …

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