The Guardian recently published an article exposing how in mid-June of this year, NSW Corrections drastically raised the cost of inmate phone calls from $0.30-0.40 to $2.60 for a 10 minute phone call. Citing “security concerns,” which they refuse to elaborate on. NSW Corrections suspended its service with Engine Numbers, the third-party phone call provider …
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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MEDIA RELEASE 6 October 2021 COVID Prisoner Release Court Challenge “A legal team has been assembled to call for the release of prisoners before the NSW Supreme Court this morning. This follows hundreds of infections, total lockdowns of all prisons and the refusal by Acting Commissioner Kevin Corcoran to release prisoners under the emergency legislation brought in last year for the purpose” said Justice …
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For the first time in Australia, computer tablets are available in cells for prisoners to use for rehabilitation, communication, and education. Dillwynia Correctional Centre, John Morony Correctional Complex, and Clarence Correctional Centre are the first. The phone call capabilities of these tablets in cells has extended the otherwise strict call times, now allowing inmates to …
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LATEST NEWS Online Counselling In Prison CellsPrisons and Terrorism: Radicalisation and De-radicalisationCJC Prison Responses to Terrorism: Online De-radicalisation Proposal Counselling is an effective method of changing people’s behaviour. The use of computers in prisons is a fantastic means to facilitate counselling through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT is derived from two different fields, cognitive theory and …
Timeline: 21 April 2017 – Corrective Services NSW Responds to Community Justice Coalition Media Release: From the SBS article: “CSNSW said the importance of giving inmates access to computers for education and rehabilitation was recognised. ‘Under the prison bed expansion program, CSNSW is also looking at ways of incorporating technology into new correctional centres and expansions,’ the department …
LATEST NEWS Victory: Computers for Legal Access in Liristis v State of New South Wales27/04/2017 Media Release: Computer Restrictions Justify Bail OverviewEveryone is entitled to justice, and to fair treatment before the law. This especially includes people in prison who are totally dependent on state control and the most vulnerable, subject to the harshest punishment …
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