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JA Report 2016

2016 in Review    2016 has been yet another busy year for the Justice Action team. Click here to read a report on the work we’ve done, and check out some photos of the highlights below. Christmas Party On Friday 16th December Justice Action had their annual Christmas Party to celebrate our achievements for the year.The Christmas

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Damien Linnane

Damien Linnane was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. Prior to going to prison he spent five years in the Australian Army as a Combat Medical Attendant and also completed a degree majoring in psychology at the University of New England. At the age of 29, Linnane was sentenced to ten months imprisonment for a

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John Thornton

In 1969, John Thornton, age 22, was sentenced to 14 years in prison on armed hold-ups of two banks. Following his incarceration, Thornton released a book concerned with the abuse of authority within the police force, crimes committed by the Government and conspiracies within the judiciary. Thornton frames this book as an exposé on the

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Chris Binse

CHRIS BINSE FEATURED ON TODAY, CHANNEL 9 24 August 2017 Channel Nine’s Today ran a segment on Justice Action’s iExpress program and Chris Binse’s participation. Click here to watch the video. CHRIS BINSE – BADNESS OR BAD SYSTEM? Siege: The last stand of an excluded The disturbance and fear in the Melbourne suburb of Keilor during the

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Chronology of the Prisoner Movement in Australia

‘Dig deep in our penal history and you will find the underlying dynamics of Australian society.’ Babette Smith (2010) The history of the prisoner movement in Australia exists within the broader evolution of Australian class society. Since our transition from a penal colony into a nation-state, Australia’s problematic relationship with the past has been reflected in the formation

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