On the 15th of February, Justice Action was invited to co-present with Legal Aid NSW at the sixth hearing of the Parliamentary Committee’s Inquiry into the appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental health care. Despite it being a pivotal opportunity to focus on desperately needed reform on coercive practices, Justice Action feels there was […]
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Blanket Photocopying Policy Raised at Budget Estimates Hearing At the Budget Estimates hearing on 1st March, 2024, MP Ms. Sue Higginson posed several questions to Acting Commissioner, Leon Taylor and Minister for Corrections, Analouk Chanthivong regarding the handling of prisoner mail by NSW Corrections. Ms. Higginson raised the findings in the report by the NSW
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The new bail amendments introduced in 2022 have altered the tests required to avoid remand while awaiting trial. Recent statistics released by BOSCAR outline the massive rise in remandees occupying the prison population. Justice Action spoke with ABC TV News to express concern about this issue. In December 2019, remandees made up 34% of the
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Our JA end of year celebration – some team members and pals gathered for our Freed! event in our office. Computers in Cells Prisoners’ telecommunication rights have been a key focus for over 20 years. We got donations of old computers from a charity and delivered them into NSW and QLD prison libraries 23 years
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Inspector of Custodial Services Report calls for end to destruction of original mail to NSW prisoners Justice Action’s considerable concerns regarding the treatment of prisoner mail have been reflected in a recent report by the NSW Inspector of Custodial Services; Review of the response to COVID-19 in NSW custody (Report) and have also received media
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Feedback for computers in cells features, functions etc.
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Media Release November 17, 2023“The NSW Minister for Youth Justice, Jihad Dib, was questioned during Budget Estimates on the provision of computer tablets to youth detainees. His Department said they will be provided by the end of the financial year (p72.7). This is a promising move by Youth Justice showcasing their commitment to positive change. Youth
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Latest News Media Release – Coercive Practice to Fall – 11/09/2024 Analysis of Inquiry Report – 15/07/2024Report on the NSW Mental Health Inquiry Response to Inquiry – Crisis InterventionResponse to Inquiry – Medicating RecidivismMedication Statistical Failure 15/11/23Social Solution for Mental Health ChallengesReport – Human Rights Commission Being: Discussion – 17/10/23Four Corners Mental Health Torture – 16/10/23Report – Parliament
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Prisoners have received original letters from their loved ones since the establishment of Australia as a penal colony in 1788. However, the Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Amendment (Inmate Mail) Regulation 2020 (NSW) now prevents prisoners from receiving original letters and envelopes. Prisoners are now subject to receiving photocopies which comes with a host of issues.
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